5 Modes of Analysis used by the Buddha:
- nama and rupa
- five aggregates
- six elements
- twelve sense objects and organs
- eighteen elements = 12 + 6 types of consciousness
All this to say there is no "soul" or "person" or "independent entity"
Pugdala = person
- created to explain samsara and karma
Controversy between Vatsiputriya and Theravadins recorded in Kathavatthu (points of controversy) at 3rd Council.