Philosophy of Desire in the Buddhist Pali Canon / / David Webster.

• Superior document: Curzon critical studies in Buddhism
• VerfasserIn: Webster, David,
• Place / Publishing House: London : : Taylor & Francis,, 2005.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Edición: First edition.
• Idioma: English
• Series: Curzon critical studies in Buddhism.
• Descrición Física: 1 online resource (xv, 267 pages).
• Notas: Includes index.

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...