An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology is a lucid, intelligible, and authentic 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 the mind, consciousness and behavior, motivation, emotions and percentile, and the therapeutic structure of Buddhist psychology. For the third edition, a new chapter on the mind-body relationship and Buddhist contextualism has been added.

Product Description: With an emphasis on cross-cultural understanding, philosopher Padmasiri de Silva shares the Buddhist approach to contemporary ethical issues, such as environmental degradation, racism, workplace relations, violence and suicide. This volume is useful as a guide for students, and as a modern companion to the discourses of the Buddha...read more

Product Description: The work presents in clear focus, comparative perspectives on the nature of Man, Mind, Motivation, Conflict, Anxiety and Suffering, as well as the therapeutic management of these problems, in both the writings of Sigmund Freud and the discourses of the Buddha...read more