A method of manufacturing a PDP in accordance with the present invention is a method of manufacturing a PDP including a front panel having a display electrode, a light blocking layer and a dielectric layer formed on a glass substrate, and a rear panel having an electrode, a barrier rib, and a phosphor layer formed on a substrate, the front panel and the rear panel being disposed facing each other and sealed together at peripheries thereof with discharge space provided therebetween. The method includes forming the display electrode by at least a plurality of layers including metal electrode layer containing silver and a glass material, and a black layer containing a black material and a glass material; adding bismuth oxide to the dielectric layer in the content of 5 % by weight or more and 25 % by weight or less; and forming the dielectric layer by firing at a temperature ranging from 570 DEG C to 590 DEG C.