Book | Chapter
Searching for the self in buddhist traditions
pp. 215-260
Abstract
Like most other wisdom traditions, Buddhism assumes that suffering is contingent on ignorance and attachment, while liberation from suffering is dependent on wisdom and detachment. If we cling to what we are not without being aware of it, we will suffer; liberation from suffering requires that we become aware of our false identifications, thereby letting the clinging go.
Publication details
Published in:
Fløistad Guttorm (2010) Philosophy of religion. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 215-260
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3527-1_11
Full citation:
Wetlesen Jon (2010) „Searching for the self in buddhist traditions“, In: G. Fløistad (ed.), Philosophy of religion, Dordrecht, Springer, 215–260.