A driving method of the present invention is adapted to a plasma display panel
which includes first and second electrodes formed on a substrate, third electrodes
formed in a direction intersecting the first and second electrodes, and a dielectric
layer covering the first and second electrodes. The driving method includes the
steps of generating an address discharge between the first and the third electrode
to select a predetermined cell and sustain discharges between the first and the
second electrode to produce light for display, and controlling the plasma display
panel such that the discharge intensity of a sustain discharge in which the second
electrode serves as the anode is smaller than the discharge intensity of a sustain
discharge in which the first electrode serves as the anode.
