An introduction to Buddhist psychology

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An introduction to Buddhist psychology

Padmasiri de Silva ; foreword by John Hick

(Library of philosophy and religion)

Macmillan, 2000

3rd ed

  • : pbk
  • : hbk

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Bibliography: p. 163

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume is an introduction to the foundations of Buddhist psychology. It provides comprehensive coverage of the basic concepts and issues in the psychology of Buddhism and thus it deals with the nature of psychological inquiry, concepts of mind, consciousness and behaviour, motivation, emotions and percentile and the therapeutic structure of Buddhist psychology. For this edition, a new chapter on the mind body relationship and Buddhist contextualism has been added.

Table of Contents

Foreword by John Hick Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the Third Edition Basic Features of Buddhist Psychology The Psychology of Cognition Motivation and Emotions Personality Buddhist Psychology and the West: An Encounter Between Therapeutic Systems Health and Sickness in Buddhist Perspective Mind-Body Relationship and Buddhist Contextualism Notes Bibliography Index Bibliography Index

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  • NCID
    BA53667441
  • ISBN
    • 033377910X
    • 0333779096
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Houndmills
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 166 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
  • Classification
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