Template:Peoplepalicanon

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People of the Pali canon
Pali	English
Community of Buddhist Disciples
Monastic Sangha
Bhikkhu, Bhikkuṇī Samaṇera, Samaṇerī Sikkhamānā	Monk, Nun Novice (m., f.) Nun trainee
Laity
Upāsaka, Upāsikā Gahattha, Gahapati Agārika, Agāriya	Lay devotee (m., f.) Householder Layperson
Other Religions
Samaṇa Ājīvaka Brāhmaṇa Nigaṇṭha	Wanderer Ascetic Brahmin Jain ascetic
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Template:Peoplepalicanon is meant to identify groups of people who readers might commonly come across when reading or reading about the Pali canon.

This template is not meant to identify single individuals but groups of individuals linked by one of many ways including core spiritual practices, religious beliefs, organizational affiliation, geographic residency, etc. (For information about specific individuals frequently identified in the Pali canon, articles such as Sravaka or Householder (Buddhism) or the Category:Disciples of the Buddha or the Template:Buddhism might be of interest.)

As this template has developed, it has seemed to be useful to categorize the identified groups of people. At this time, this categorization could be represented as:

• Buddhist Disciples

• Monastics
• Laity

• Other Religions

Future categorizations might include "Townspeople" (such as the famed Kalamas) and "Other Worlds."