An Analytical Study of Wrong View and Right View in Tharavada Buddhist Philosophy

Abstract

The purposes of this research article were: 1) to study Micchaditthi in Theravada Buddhist Philosophy, 2) to study Sammaditthi in Theravada Buddhist Philosophy and, 3) to analyze Micchaditthi and Sammaditthi in Theravada Buddhist Philosophy. It was a documentary research.

The findings indicated that the Micchaditthi in Theravada Buddhist Philosophy means to cling to a false view of reality such as that is me, mine, and myself. The Sammaditthi in Theravada Buddhist Philosophy means the right view, right understanding, right faith, and the right view as ethics; moral. Sammadhitti or right understanding consists of 2 kinds, namely Sammaditthi with Asava which is attached to goodness and contributing to aggregates, and Ariya Sammaditthi or Ditthi without Asava which is one of the paths to the Four Noble Truths. The Conclusion of Micchaditthi and Sammaditthi in Theravada Buddhist Philosophy was that the Buddhist Peoples should try to cultivate and develop intelligence gained from both Ditthi to the knowledge level that action is one's own possession. This helps relieve greed, anger, and lust, and at the same time, purify the mind, and know how to react to the world properly. The right view was very important as if a guiding light to people to travel easily and lead our lives on bbthe righteous path with wisdom so far.