The Notion of Ditthi in Theravada Buddhism Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism
by [Fuller, Paul]
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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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- Routledge Brand
- Nov 15, 2012 Pub Date:
- 9780415650496 ISBN-13:
- 0415650496 ISBN-10:
- 272.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 9.21 in * 0.62 in * 6.14 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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