The Puggalapaññatti (IAST *Pudgalaprajñapti; ) is a Buddhist scripture, part of the
Pali Canon
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of
Theravada
''Theravāda'' (; 'School of the Elders'; ) is Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school's adherents, termed ''Theravādins'' (anglicized from Pali ''theravādī''), have preserved their version of the Buddha's teaching or ''Dharma (Buddhi ...
Buddhism, where it is included in the
Abhidhamma Pitaka
The Theravada Abhidhamma tradition, also known as the Abhidhamma Method, refers to a scholastic systematization of the Theravada, Theravāda school's understanding of the highest Buddhist teachings (Abhidharma, Abhidhamma). These teachings are t ...
.
This book deals with classifications of persons, which are arranged numerically, from 1-fold to 10-fold. It lists them at the beginning and then explains them.
Translations
''A Designation of Human Types'', tr B. C. Law, 1922,
Pali Text Society
Bristol
See also
*
Buddhist personality types
External links
Pali text and English translationat suttacentral.net
Abhidhamma Pitaka
Theravada Buddhist texts
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