Niyata Puggala: 1 definition
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Niyata Puggala means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrinesa 'person with a fixed destiny', may be either
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one who has committed one of the 5 'heinous deeds with immediate result' (ānantarika-kamma, q.v.), or
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one who follows 'wrong views with fixed destiny' (niyata-micchā-ditthi, q.v.), or
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one who has reached one of the 4 stages of holiness (s. ariya-puggala).
About the latter cf. the frequent passage:
"Those disciples in whom the 3 fetters (of personality-belief, skeptical doubt and attachment to mere rules and ritual; s. samyojana) have vanished, they all have entered the stream, have forever escaped the states of woe; fixed is their destiny (niyata), assured their final enlightenment."
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Puggala, Niyata.
Full-text: Fixed Destiny.
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