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THE NOTION OF DITTHI IN THERAVADA BUDDHISM
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| By: |
Paul Fuller |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0415342937 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780415342933 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
23 December, 2004 |
| Series: |
Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism |
| Pages: |
264 |
| Description: |
The notion of 'view' or 'opinion' (ditthi) as an obstacle to 'seeing things as they are' is a central concept in Buddhist thought. Through its argument, this book makes a valuable addition to the study of Buddhist philosophy. |
| Synopsis: |
The notion of 'view' or 'opinion' (ditthi) as an obstacle to 'seeing things as they are' is a central concept in Buddhist thought. This book considers the two ways in which the notion of views are usually understood. Are we to understand right-view as a correction of wrong-views (the opposition understanding) or is the aim of the Buddhist path the overcoming of all views, even right-view (the no-views understanding)? The author argues that neither approach is correct. Instead he suggests that the early texts do not understand right-view as a correction of wrong-view, but as a detached order of seeing, completely different from the attitude of holding to any view, wrong or right. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
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