ISSN 1076-9005
Volume 22, 2015
The Cessation of Suffering
and Buddhist Axiology
Daniel Breyer
Illinois State University
This article
examines Buddhist axiology. In section 1, the article argues against
the dominant interpretations of what the ultimate good is in Buddhist
ethics. In section 2, the article argues for a novel interpretation
of Buddhist value theory. This is the Nirodha View, which maintains
that for at least the Pāli Buddhist tradition, the cessation of
suffering is the sole intrinsic good. In section 3, the article
responds to objections and briefly suggests that even non-Buddhists
should take the Nirodha View seriously.
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