The Philosophy of Desire in the Buddhist Pali CanonDavid Webster explores the notion of desire as found in the Buddhist Pali Canon. Beginning by addressing the idea of a 'paradox of desire', whereby we must desire to end desire, the varieties of desire that are articulated in the Pali texts are examined. A range of views of desire, as found in Western thought, are presented as well as Hindu and Jain approaches. An exploration of the concept of ditthi(view or opinion) is also provided, exploring the way in which 'holding views' can be seen as analogous to the process of desiring. Other subjects investigated include the mind-body relationship, the range of Pali terms for desire, and desire's positive spiritual value. A comparative exploration of the various approaches completes the work. |
Contents
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1 DESIRE IN WESTERN THOUGHT | 18 |
2 DESIRE IN NONBUDDHIST INDIAN RELIGION | 49 |
3 BUDDHISM AND DESIRE | 90 |
4 BUDDHISM AND DESIRE | 143 |
5 CONCLUSION | 187 |
GLOSSARY | 206 |
NOTES | 208 |
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&g Veda Abhidhamma adhitthana anatta anicca approach argue arising atman attachment avijja bhava-tajha bhikkhave Bhikkhu Brahman Buddha Buddhist thought Buddhist view Canon cetana cetasikas chanda Chapter claim clearly concern condition consciousness context craving creative death Deleuze described desireless Dhamma discussed distinction ditthi dukkha early Buddhism esana form of desire Furthermore Gethin Gita goal Harvey Hindu Hindu thought Hinduism Ibid idea ignorance kama Kama Sutra kilesa Killingley kusala lack leads lobha look Mahasatipatthana Sutta mano means mental metaphysical mind moral namarupa nature of desire negative nibbana Nietzsche noble notion of desire object of desire offer one’s Pali texts PaliCanon passage passion path paticca paticca-samuppada PED gives Philosophy position raga reason rebirth refer regarding relation right-view role rupa Samma-ditthi samma-sakkappa Sanskrit Schopenhauer seeking seems seen sense sexual spiritual Sutra Sutta ta~ha tajha Theravada things Trans translation upadana Upanisads vedana Vedic viññaja Western wish