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