Kenneth A. Loparo 
An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology 

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 mind, consciousness and behaviour, motivation, emotions, perception, and the therapeutic structure of Buddhist psychology. For the fourth edition, a new chapter on ’emotional intelligence’ and its relationship with Buddhism has been added.

Table of Content

Foreword by John Hick Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Fourth 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 A Holistic Perspective on Emotion Theory and Therapy in Early Buddhism Notes Bibliography Index

About the author

PADMASIRI DE SILVA was formerly Professor and Head of Philosophy and Psychology Department at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (1980-89). He also held visiting positions at the University of Pittsburgh and the ISLE programme in the USA, the National University of Singapore and the University of Waikato. He was Co-ordinator of the IRC Programme ‘Environment, Ethics and Education’ in Singapore. Currently he is Research Fellow at Monash University. His publications include
Environmental Philosophy and Ethics in Buddhism, Buddhist and Freudian Psychology, Tangles and Webs, Twin Peaks: Compassion and Insight, as well as numerous articles in journals and anthologies.