Ditthi

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DiÂÂhi

WP, The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, #9: Right View, Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans, pp134

WP: The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, Translated by Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi, All the Taints, pp 91

PTS: The Collection of The Middle Length Sayings, Translated by I.B. Horner, Discourse on All the Cankers, pp8

PTS: The Book of the Gradual Sayings, III, v (75): The Warrior, Hare, trans., pp76

PTS: The Book of the Kindred Sayings, V, The Great Chapter, Kindred Sayings on the Way, iii: Asava, Woodward, trans., pp45

Pali	MO	Hare	Horner	Punnaji	Bodhi	Nanamoli	Rhys Davids	(Mrs)Rhys Davids	Thanissaro	Walshe	Woodward
DiÂÂhi	View, View Theory, Perspective, Working Hypothesis	view	view	Perspective	view	view	view, eroneous opinion	view, eroneous opinion	view	View[ 1 ]	view

Pali Text Society, Pali English Dictionary (edited entry):
DiÂÂhi: view, belief, dogma, theory, speculation, esp. false theory, groundless or unfounded opinion. (a) The latter is rejected by the Buddha as p¤pa* (A IV.172) and p¤pik¤ d. ...; whereas the right, the true, the best doctrine is as samm¤ d. the first condition to be complied with by anyone entering the Path. As such the samm¤ d. is opposed to micch¤ d. wrong views or heresy.... (b) Characterized more especially as: (i) samm¤ diÂÂhi right doctrine, right philosophy Vin I.10; S II.17; V.11, 14, 30 sq., 458 sq., M I.315; II.12, 29, 87; III.72... (ii) micch¤ d. wrong theory, false doctrine S I.145; II.153 (caused by avijj¤); M III.71;.... -- The foll. theories are to be considered as varieties of micch¤ d., viz. (in limited enumn) akiriyav¤da S III.208; IV.349; a¾¾a¸ a¾¾ena S III.211; antagg¤hik¤ A I.154; II.240; III.130; ant¢nantik¤ D I.22 sq. S III.214, 258 sq.; ass¤da° A III.447; ahetukav¤d¤ S III.210; ucchedav¤d¤ D I.34; S II.20; III.99; 110 sq.; bhava* S III.93; M I.65; A I.83; sakk¤ya* A III.438; V.144...; sassatav¤d¤ D I.13; S II.20; III.98, 213 sq., 258 sq. (iii) Various theories & doctrines are mentioned & discussed at: Vin I.115; S I.133; II.61 sq., 75 sq., 222; III.215 sq., 258 sq.; IV.286; V.448 (=D I.31); D III.13 sq., 45, 246, 267; M I.40; A I.32; II.252 sq.; III.132, 289, 349.... (iv) Miscellaneous: 4 diÂÂhiyo at Vism 511 (sakk¤ya, uccheda, sassata, akiriya).... Coupled with v¤c¤ & citta in formula (ta?) v¤ca¸ appah¤ya citta? appah¤ya diÂÂhi¸ appaÂinissajjitv¤ . . . (nikkhitto eva¸ niraye) at S IV.319= D III.13, 15; combd with (& opposed to) s¨la (as p¤paka & bhaddaka). -- diÂÂhi¸ ¤sevati to hold a view M I.323; * bhindati to give up a view J I.273; Davs II.58. -¤sava the intoxicant of speculation, the 3rd of four ¤sav¤, viz. k¤ma, bhava, d., avijj¤ Vin III.5; cp. ogha; -upad¤n¤* taking up or adhering to false doctrines, the 2nd of the four up¤d¤n¤ni or attachments, viz. k¤ma, d., s¨labbata, attav¤da D III.230... -ogha the flood of false doctrine, in set of four ogha's as under ¤sava D III.230, 276... -j¤la* the net of sophistry D I.46... -sa¸yojana the fetter or bond of empty speculation (cp. anusaya) D III.254; A IV.7 sq.; -samudaya* the origin of wrong views A IV.68; -sampad¤ success in theory, blessing of right views, attainment of truth D III.213; 235 (opp. vipatti), S V.30 sq.; A I.95, 269; III.438; IV.238... -sampanna* endowed with right views S II.43, 58, 80; V.11; A III.438 sq.; IV.394... Dialogues iii.206, n. 10;