From: Kumara Bhikkhu
Message: 13606
Date: 2009-04-22
>Ariya also includes sotaapattiphalasacchikiriyaayapa.tipanno also.
> D. G. D. C. Wijeratna
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>From: Kumara Bhikkhu <yg@...>
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>Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 11:28:53 AM
>Subject: Re: [Pali] Ariya
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>DC Wijeratna wrote thus at 09:48 PM 17-03-09:
>>My understanding of ariya is as follows: Beings in this world consist of ariyas and puthujjanas. Puthujjana is what is usually translated as worldlings, mere-worldlings, common-man etc. In the Mulapariyaaya sutta, MN 1 1. the world is dividied into puthujjana, sekha, asekha and the Sammaasambuddha. So ariyans include, the last three categories.
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>Yes, and since the word ariyan (or ariya) is not mentioned here (or any other suttas AFIAK) to mean those 3 categories, yet "Late Buddhism" uses it so, I think we may consider that when we see the word 'ariya' in the suttas, we need not assume that it refers to enlightened people, i.e, at least a sotapanna. (Words do evolve in meaning, e.g., peta, vihara.)
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>So, we need not translate ariya with that idea in mind. E.g. some translate 'ariyasaavaka' as 'disciple of the noble ones" seemingly with that idea in mind.
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