सम्मा दिट्ठि
Sammā Diṭṭhi
Right View
正見
Grammar 語法
compound: sammā (right/correct) + diṭṭhi (view, feminine noun)
Definition 釋義
The first factor of the Noble Eightfold Path. Right View encompasses understanding the Four Noble Truths, the Three Characteristics, Dependent Origination, and the law of kamma. It means seeing things as they truly are rather than through the distortions of craving, aversion, and delusion. Sammā Diṭṭhi is the 'eye' of the path — it orients all other factors in the right direction.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sammā diṭṭhi? Dukkhe ñāṇaṃ, dukkhasamudaye ñāṇaṃ, dukkhanirodhe ñāṇaṃ, dukkhanirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya ñāṇaṃ.
And what, monks, is right view? Knowledge of suffering, knowledge of the origin of suffering, knowledge of the cessation of suffering, knowledge of the way leading to the cessation of suffering.
Source: Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta, MN 9
At a Glance
- Pali
- Sammā Diṭṭhi
- IAST
- Sammā Diṭṭhi
- Devanagari
- सम्मा दिट्ठि
- Chinese
- 正見
- Difficulty
- beginner
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