The Ten Wrong Views (Miccha Ditti)
In general, when we say we have a view about something we mean our
actions, beliefs, feelings, and thoughts in relation to it. Right View or Samma
Ditti is having wise beliefs, feeling and thoughts accompanied with wisdom. The
wrong view or Miccha Ditti in the other hand, said to be the view of the
Nihilists, is identified as the ‘definite wrong view’, Niyatha Micca Ditti ,
that destines one to lower realms, i.e four states of deprivation ( sathra
apaya) and conceal one's path toward enlightenment or Nibbana. Key beliefs of
the person with a definite wrong view include:
1. Natthi Dinnan : No benefit in
offering alms.
2. Natthi Yettan : No benefit in
large offerings or alms.
3. Natthi Huthan : No benefit in
offerings to virtuous people.
4. Natthi sukata dukkata kammanan
palan vipako : There is no kamma results for merit or demerit in deeds.
5. Natthi Ayan loko : Beings do not
born in human realm from other realms. Ex ; from celestial/ brahma realms, etc.
6. Natthi paro loko : Beings do not
pass from one existence (realms) to the other(realms).
7. Natthi Matha : No purpose in
caring for mother.
8. Natthi pitha : No purpose in
caring for father.
9. Natthi satta opapathika : No
spontaneous becoming i.e. becoming of gods, brahmas and hungry ghosts (petas) etc.
10. Natthi loke samanabrahmana
sammaggatha samma patipanna ye emancha lokan parancha lokan sayan abhinna
sachchikatva pavaedenthi : There aren’t any ascetics who preach dhamma that
lead to enlightenment and which can't be perceived by ordinary lay beings by
their own.
Being free from these ten wrong
views is an essential feature to the cultivate right view(Samma Ditti) in path
toward the Nibbana.
May all beings be well and happy & attain the fruits of
Nibbana.
Suranda Weediyage
BA, Tripitakachariya, Dip in Pali/ Buddhism (Pali & Buddhist University of Sri Lanka), HNDBF,
surandalk@gmail.com
http://www.thebuddhadhamma.wordpress.com
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