TY - BOOK ID - 21513293 TI - The philosophy of desire in the Buddhist Pali Canon. PY - 2006 SN - 9780415346528 9780415600002 0415346525 0415600006 9786610217410 1134279418 1280217413 0203010574 9780203010570 9781134279364 9781134279401 9781134279418 113427940X PB - London New York : RoutledgeCurzon, DB - UniCat KW - Desire KW - Buddhism KW - Religious aspects KW - Buddhism. KW - Doctrines. KW - Buddhist doctrines KW - Buddhist theology KW - Lamaist doctrines KW - Desire - Religious aspects - Buddhism. KW - Buddhism - Doctrines. KW - thought KW - pali KW - ears KW - view KW - hindu KW - position KW - robert KW - morrison KW - rhys KW - davids UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:21513293 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 relati ER -