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.
#739204 in Books imusti 2010-01-30 2009-12-02Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.69 x .78 x 6.85l; 1.40 #File Name: 0415550017344 pagesRoutledge
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