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UNINA9910783951703321 |
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Autore |
Fuller Paul <1968, > |
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Titolo |
The notion of ditthi in Theravada Buddhism : the point of view / / Paul Fuller |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2004 |
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1-134-29144-2 |
1-134-29145-0 |
1-280-10706-5 |
0-203-01043-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Spiritual life-- Buddhism |
Religion |
Philosophy & Religion |
Buddhism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE CONTENT OF WRONG-VIEW; 2 THE CONTENT OF RIGHT-VIEW; 3 THE WAY WRONG-VIEW FUNCTIONS; 4 THE WAY RIGHT-VIEW FUNCTIONS; 5 THE TRANSCENDENCE OF VIEWS; 6 VIEWS AND NON-ATTACHMENT; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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