Attha Purisa Puggalā- Eight Noble Persons

I wondered about sub-types of Noble People and those of anariya breed and I catch up one interesting thing about padaparama. In one translation I read about those as worthless…

Aṭṭha Purisa Puggalā- Eight Noble Persons

…saccāni abhisambujjhati; tattha ca sabbaññutaṃ pāpuṇāti, balesu ca vasībhāvaṃ—ayaṃ vuccati puggalo “sammāsambuddho”. Katamo ca puggalo paccekasambuddho? Idhekacco puggalo pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu sāmaṃ saccāni abhisambujjhati; na ca tattha sabbaññutaṃ pāpuṇāti, na…

Reply To: Did the Buddha Discriminate Against Women?

“purisa puggala” is a “person with purisa gati.” That can mean “higher or dominant qualities.” – Then, “attha purisa puggala” means specifically the eight types of Noble Persons. – Therefore,…

Sōtapanna Anugāmi and a Sōtapanna

…one does not have to be a bhikkhu to belong to the Saṅgha; see, “What is “San”?. In the salutation to the Saṅgha, they are referred to as “aṭṭha purisa

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…one who is Sotapanna Anugami or above (attha purisa puggala). – Thus a bhikkhu is not necessarily included in “Sangha”. A bhauddhayā could be included in Sangha if he/she is…

Supreme Qualities of Buddha, Dhamma, Saṅgha

…with all these qualities, it is not possible to describe them fully in words. 12. “Yadidaṃ cattāri purisayugāni aṭṭha purisapuggalā” means thus described eight types of persons (aṭṭha purisapuggalā) of…