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The Principles of Buddhist Psychology

By David J. Kalupahana

Book information

Publisher
State University of New York Press
Year
1987
ISBN
0-88706-404-3, 0-88706-403-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2594858 bytes)
Series
SUNY Series in Buddhist Studies
Pages
247\247
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The book bases Buddhist psychology on a sophisticated and thoroughgoing empiricism. Jamesean psychological concepts are used in order to clarify the Buddhist ideas. The first part of the book outlines the principles of psychology that can be traced to the Buddha himself with detailed comparison to James. The second part deals with the understanding of these principles by later disciples of Buddha. The substantial appendices present analyses of Maitreya’s Madhyantavibhaga and Vasubandhu’s Vijnaptimatratasiddhi.

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