The Cessation of Suffering and Buddhist Axiology

By Daniel Breyer

Online pdf

For at least the Pāli Buddhist tradition, the cessation of suffering is the sole intrinsic good.

Buddhist Ethics Nibbāna Theravāda Buddhism

Featured in the course, " Buddhist Ethics."

Published in 2015 in The Journal of Buddhist Ethics.

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    title={{T}he {C}essation of {S}uffering and {B}uddhist {A}xiology},
    author={Daniel Breyer},
    year=2015,
    journal={The Journal of Buddhist Ethics},
    volume=22,
    pages={533--560},
    keywords={ethics, karma, nibbana, theravada, origination, engaged},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={http://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethics/files/2015/12/Breyer-Axiology-final.pdf}
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