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THE NOTION OF DIHI IN

THERAVĀ DA BUDDHISM

The notion of ‘view’ or ‘opinion’ ( dihi ) 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 is 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 under-

standing)? This book argues that neither approach is correct. Instead, it 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. Claiming that by the term ‘right-view’ we should

understand an order of seeing which transcends all views, this work is a valuable

addition to the study of Buddhist philosophy.

Paul Fuller is a Religious Studies graduate from the University of Edinburgh. He

holds an MA and a PhD from the University of Bristol and is currently teaching

Buddhist Studies at Webster University, Thailand.

ROUTLEDGECURZON CRITICAL STUDIES IN

BUDDHISM

General Editors:

Charles S. Prebish and Damien Keown

RoutledgeCurzon Critical Studies in Buddhism is a comprehensive study of the

Buddhist tradition. The series explores this complex and extensive tradition from

a variety of perspectives, using a range of different methodologies.

The series is diverse in its focus, including historical studies, textual translations

and commentaries, sociological investigations, bibliographical studies and

considerations of religious practice as an expression of Buddhism’s integral

religiosity. It also presents materials on modern intellectual historical studies,

including the role of Buddhist thought and scholarship in a contemporary, critical

context and in the light of current social issues. The series is expansive and

imaginative in scope, spanning more than two and a half millennia of Buddhist

history. It is receptive to all research works that inform and advance our knowledge

and understanding of the Buddhist tradition.

THE REFLEXIVE NATURE OF

AWARENESS

Paul Williams

PAIN AND ITS ENDING

Carol S. Anderson

ALTRUISM AND REALITY

Paul Williams

EMPTINESS APPRAISED

David F. Burton

BUDDHISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Edited by Damien Keown, Charles

Prebish, Wayne Husted

THE SOUND OF LIBERATING

TRUTH

Edited by Sallie B. King and

Paul O. Ingram

WOMEN IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF

THE BUDDHA

Kathryn R. Blackstone

BUDDHIST THEOLOGY

Edited by Roger R. Jackson and

John J. Makransky

THE RESONANCE OF EMPTINESS

Gay Watson

THE GLORIOUS DEEDS OF PURNA

Joel Tatelman

IMAGING WISDOM

Jacob N. Kinnard

EARLY BUDDHISM – A NEW

APPROACH

Sue Hamilton

CONTEMPRORARY BUDDHIST

ETHICS

Edited by Damien Keown

ZEN WAR STORIES

Brian Victoria

INNOVATIVE BUDDHIST WOMEN

Edited by Karma Lekshe Tsomo

THE BUDDHIST UNCONSCIOUS

William S. Waldron

TEACHING BUDDHISM IN THE

WEST

Edited by V. S. Hori, R. P. Hayes and

J. M. Shields

INDIAN BUDDHIST THEORIES OF

PERSONS

James Duerlinger

ACTION DHARMA

Edited by Christopher Queen, Charles

Prebish and Damien Keown

SELF, REALITY AND REASON IN

TIBETAN PHILOSOPHY

Thupten Jinpa

TIBETAN AND ZEN BUDDHISM IN

BRITAIN

David N. Kay

IN DEFENSA OF DHARMA

Tessa J. Bartholomeusz

BUDDHIST PHENOMENOLOGY

Dan Lusthaus

THE CONCEPT OF THE BUDDHA

Guang Xing

RELIGIOUS MOTIVATION AND THE

ORIGINS OF BUDDHISM

Torkel Brekke

THE PHILOSOPHY OF DESIRE IN

THE BUDDHIST PALI CANON

David Webster

DEVELOPMENTS IN AUSTRALIAN

BUDDHISM

Michelle Spuler

THE NOTION OF DIHI IN

THERAVĀDA BUDDHISM

Paul Fuller

The following titles are published in association with the Oxford Centre for Buddhist

Studies

The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies conducts and promotes rigorous teaching

and research into all forms of the Buddhist tradition.

EARLY BUDDHIST METAPHYSICS

Noa Ronkin

MIPHAM’S DIALECTICS AND THE DEBATES ON EMPTINESS

Karma Phuntso

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