Parent:: [[Anariya]] Related:: [[Ariya]], [[Magga Phala]] # Puthujjana (Ordinary person, Ignorant of Dhamma) > [!info] Etymology — "Childish being" > - Puthujjana = Puthu **(==Child-like==, from "putta")** + Jana **(Being)** = **A Child-like Being** ![[Ariya#^243570]] ## Greed, Repulsion, and Ignorance of a Puthujjana ![[SN36.6 Sallasutta#^puthujjana-attach-resist]] ![[Anariya#Worldly Life]] ## Suttas - SN22.55 Udānasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/sn22.55/en/sujato)) - A puthujjana sees 5 aggregates as me and mine - AN4.123 Paṭhamanānākaraṇasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an4.123/en/sujato)) ^oabb1d - Buddha on how even Puthujjana can attain all 4 jhanas, and what's their respective lifespan - SN12.62 Dutiyaassutavāsutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/sn12.62/en/sujato)) - An ordinary person can get disillusioned with the body, but not the mind