Buddhist Psychology & Philosophy for Modern Minds,Volume 4 — Puggalapaññatti: Persons by Designation

This volume, the fourth in the "Buddhist Psychology & Philosophy for Modern Minds (Abhidhamma Awakened)" series, delves into the Abhidhamma treatise Puggalapaññatti (Designation of Human Types), training readers to treat "person" (puggala) as a conceptual designation (paññatti) rather than an ultimate reality (paramattha). Anchored in the Abhidhammattha-saṅgaha (CMA), it introduces a "two-rail" method: analyzing experiences via ultimates (citta, cetasika, rūpa, nibbāna) while using designations ethically for communication, leadership, and conflict resolution. Chapters cover the twofold (attha- and nāma-paññatti) and sixfold concept typologies, temperaments (carita) with meditative fits, right speech (sammā vācā) through sobhana cetasikas and virati, role-based responsibility without self-view, de-escalation scripts, care boundaries via the illimitables (mettā, karuṇā, muditā, upekkhā), and teaching templates. Modern applications include workplace feedback, team coordination, and daily drills, supported by diagrams, tables, practices, and assessments. The volume bridges to Kathāvatthu (debate hygiene) and Paṭṭhāna (conditionality), fostering non-reifying insight for contemporary ethical living. Keywords: Puggalapaññatti, paññatti, paramattha, Abhidhamma, carita, right speech, sobhana cetasikas, self-view, ethical leadership, modern Buddhism.