（1） A fool， an ignorant person. An unenlightened person; someone who has no grasp of the Buddhist doctrine （Skt. ba^la， Pali ba^la）. Often translated into English as "worldling."（2） Xuanzang used this term as a translation for pr!thag-jana， an alternative for 异生， referring to an ordinary unenlightened person who has not yet grasped the significance of the Four Noble Truths. It is also seen used in Yoga^ca^ra texts to indicate a practitioner who has not yet entered the Path of Seeing 见道.