Nyanatiloka Buddhist Dictionary

to mere rule and ritual), nor is on the way to lose these 3 things, such a one is called aworlding" (Pug. 9).According to Com. to M. 9, a 'worlding' may be (1) an outsider (a non-Buddhist) who, if hebelieved in moral causation, may be said to have right view to that extent; but he has not the'knowledge conforming to the Truths' (saccánulomika-ñána), as has (2) the 'worldling insidethe Buddha's Dispensation' (sásanika). A worlding who professes Buddhism, may be either a'blind worldling' (andha-p.) who has neither knowledge of, nor interest in the fundamentalteaching (the Truths, groups, etc.); or he is a 'noble worldling' (kalyána-p.), who has suchknowledge and earnestly strives to understand and practise the Teaching. - See AtthasáliniTr. II, 451 (tr. by 'average man'); Com. to M. 1, D. 1.A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z