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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 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.
The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies conducts and promotes rigorous teaching
and research into all forms of the Buddhist tradition.
David Webster
First published 2005
by RoutledgeCurzon
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by RoutledgeCurzon
270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016
Angels
(to the memory of Diana)
History will record
that among us
walked certain angels
whose wings
wove patterns
of laughter
in the air
whose songs
salted
the humdrum
of our days
whose dance
lifted us
made our
lives lighter
History will record
too late
our indifference
to their difference:
all these strange
odd, eccentric
ethereal angels
who once walked among us . . .
Cecil Rajendra
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements xii
List of abbreviations xiii
ix
CONTENTS
Introduction 49
Desire in the Veda Samhitas 52
Desire as the enemy of the spiritual 57
Desire in the Bhagavad Gita 70
Sex, love and desire: the Kama Sutra 76
Jainism and desire: the calm fight against karma 81
Conclusion 86
Introduction 90
Which Buddhism? 91
The redirection of desire 91
Desire and nibbana 94
Desire and the Buddha 97
The varieties of desire 98
The three roots of unskilful action (akusalamula) 100
Terms from the lobha list at Vibhakga 361–2 105
Terms not in the lobha list at Vibhakga 361–2 112
Some minor terms illustrative of desire 127
Tajha: craving and desire 129
Conclusion: landscapes of desire 140
Introduction 143
The nature of paticca-samuppada 146
Desire and paticca-samuppada 151
The mind–body relationship 158
The status of views: a structural analogy? 165
The problem with views 168
No-view or right-view? 171
Samma-ditthi – the nature of ‘Right-View’ 173
A paradox of views? 179
Desire and views: craving and ignorance 180
Reason and desire revisited 182
Conclusion 184
x
CONTENTS
Glossary 206
Notes 208
Bibliography 255
Index 263
xi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to acknowledge the huge and patient efforts made by Peter Harvey,
Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Sunderland, to support me
in the production of my PhD thesis, which formed the basis for this book. His
assistance has always been prompt, useful and thought-provoking. Dr Dermot
Killingley, as ever, was helpful and worryingly encyclopaedic in his knowledge
of Hinduism and Sanskrit.
I would also like to thank my wife, Anna, for the shouldering of numerous
burdens – domestic, financial and emotional – that the presence of this book in
our home has placed on her over the last five years. Our children, Holly and Jack,
have accepted my distractedness and grumpiness during this project with a cheery
stoicism for which I am more grateful than I might appear.
A number of people have had a less direct influence on the content of the book –
but their friendship and support has sustained me over the aeons it seems to have
taken to produce it. With this in mind, my parents, Jim Brewster, Dr Paul Fuller,
Matthew Green, Ted Haynes, Richard McMahon (and his Dionysian entourage),
Ivan Bergquist and my Bristol quiz night/book group associates (Mike, Noel and
Julian) should all consider themselves duly thanked.
Thanks, also, to Cecil Rajendra for permission to reproduce the poem ‘Angels’
in the dedication.
I also wish to acknowledge the assistance of the Theology and Religious
Studies staff at the University of Gloucestershire, particularly Professor Melissa
Raphael and Dr Peter Scott, who have provided support during the last two years
of this project, besides listening patiently to my complaints and doubts.
xii
ABBREVIATIONS
Works detailed here are not listed in the bibliography at the end of the book.
Pali texts
Note: Unless otherwise indicated, references are to Pali Text Society edition
volume and page numbers. Pali text cited in the book is from the CSCD version –
which was checked against the PTS edition. Any discrepancies between the CSCD
and PTS versions of the text are noted in the book.
A Akguttara Nikaya
CSCD Chattha Sakgayana CD-ROM, Version 3. The Pali Canon on CD-ROM.
Vipassana Research Institute, Dhammagiri, India. www.vri.dhamma.org
D Digha Nikaya
Dhp Dhammapada
Dhs Dhammasakgaji
It Itivuttaka; It. references are to sutta number
Khp Khuddakapatha
M Majjhima Nikaya
Mil Milindapañha
Nett Nettipakaraja
Nidd Mahaniddesa
Patis Patisambhidamagga
Pet Petakopadesa
S SaÅyutta Nikaya
Sn Sutta-Nipata; Note: Sutta-Nipata references are to paragraph number,
rather than volume and page number
Ud Udana
Vibh Vibhakga
Vin Vinaya Pitaka
Vism Visudhimagga
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