TY - BOOK AU - Webster, David AB - 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 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. DO - 10.4324/9780203010570 ID - OAPEN ID: 1006043 ID - OAPEN ID: OCN: 824535924 ID - OAPEN ID: http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24088 KW - thought KW - pali KW - ears KW - view KW - hindu KW - position KW - robert KW - morrison KW - rhys KW - davids L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24088/1/1006043.pdf L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24088/1/1006043.pdf L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24088/1/1006043.pdf LA - English LK - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/34350 PB - Taylor & Francis PY - 2005 SN - 9780415346528;9780415600002;9781134279418;9781134279401;9781134279364 TI - The Philosophy of Desire in the Buddhist Pali Canonnull ER -