The philosophy of desire in the Buddhist Pali canon

David 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 foun...

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Autor principal: Webster, David, 1968- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon 2005.
Colección:RoutledgeCurzon critical studies in Buddhism.
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  • BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1 DESIRE IN WESTERN THOUGHT; 2 DESIRE IN NON-BUDDHIST INDIAN RELIGION; 3 BUDDHISM AND DESIRE; 4 BUDDHISM AND DESIRE; 5 CONCLUSION; GLOSSARY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX