Buddha: His Life, his Doctrine, his Order c11.s3.t3.13

c11.s3.t3.13

¹ * Puggala (Sansk. pudgala), the subject bound in transmigration, or correspondingly the subject delivered therefrom, is synonymous with Satta, and Puggala-Satta stands against the pair of synonyms, Dhamma-Samkhāra (vide supra, p. 250). According to the old strict teaching there are only Dhammas, and Sattas are spoken of only in accordance with ordinary modes of expression. Regarding the juxtaposition of Satta-puggala and Dhamma-Samkhāra compare “Milinda Pañha,” p. 317, where in characteristic style the topic is “atthisatta” and “atthidhamma;” the Jinālamkāra in Burnouf, “Intr.” 505 (“Buddho ’ti ko satto vā samkhāro vā”), and the northern Buddhist text, which is there quoted, p. 508 (“Sa pudgalo na dharmaḥ”).