Reply To: A Question about Paññā of Puthujjanō

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Samma-ditthi
Participant

Thanks for your reply, but I still don’t get why did you say as below. I pasted your explanation once again.

“Of course, those(_6 cetasikas contains Paññā in the post I/me linked_)  are developed to some extent when someone lives one’s life morally, but they will NEVER grow to higher stages until one understands anicca, dukkha, and anatta, at least to some extent.”

This mentioning makes me think like Paññā also can be developed to lower level via lives in moral life without understanding tillakkhana. this is the spot all the issue/curiousity came from.

the word ‘someone‘ in the sentence ‘when someone lives one’s life morally’ = puthujjana, am I right?

As I said above in the first, I thought ‘paññā cetasika can be arising after get the basic concept about Buddha Dhamma(e.g., anicca) with becoming one of the 8 Ariyas only.’ I totally agree that It’s impossible for puthujjanō to have paññā, even a trace of it as you said, and that’s the reason of I can’t understand the explanation you wrote below:

“Of course, those are developed to some extent when someone lives one’s life morally, but they will NEVER grow to higher stages until one understands anicca, dukkha, and anatta, at least to some extent.”

 

I hope you understand why I paste the same sentence again and again.

I just want to make the issue/curiosity to be more clear, and I’m so sorry for my bad English.