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The Psychology of Nirvana: Psychology Revivals

Autor Rune E. A. Johansson
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 3 mar 2025
The oldest Pali writings are of great interest to the psychologist, not only because their analysis of mind is in many ways comparable to his own, but because their teaching has been used for practical purposes with enviable success. One of the most important of the Buddhist concepts is that of Nirvana, or nibbāna, whose modern usage has caused discomfort to many Buddhists, especially those of the Western world. Originally the name for a certain state of mind, and of personality, it has now acquired a multitude of definitions so heterogeneous and contradictory that few people know what to make of it.
Originally published in 1969, The Psychology of Nirvana was the first attempt to fit all the diffuse explanations and pronouncements of the oldest scriptures together into a consistent picture, and to relate this picture to modern Western psychology at the time. Just as Nirvana is a psychological state and the natural goal of Buddhism, mental health is the ideal of psychology. A comparative study of the two provides a book truly fascinating to scholars of psychology and Buddhism.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781032961699
ISBN-10: 1032961694
Pagini: 142
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 mm
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Psychology Revivals

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Adult education, General, and Postgraduate

Cuprins

1. Introduction  2. Method  3. The General Background  4. Some Preliminary Observations  5. Cognitive Functions in Nibbāna  6. Emotion and Feeling in Nibbāna  7. The Dynamics of Nibbāna  8. Nibbāna as State of Personality  9. Nibbāna as Emptiness  10. Nibbāna as Cessation of Rebirth  11. The Criteria of Transcendence  12. A Discussion of U 80  13. Nibbāna and Death  14. The Personality Factors and Nibbāna  15. Ways to Nibbāna  16. Nibbāna and Consciousness  17. The Personality of the Arahant  18. Summary and Conclusions.  References.  Index.

Notă biografică

Rune E. A. Johansson (1918–1981) was born in Sweden. At the University of Lund he studied psychology and languages, among them Sanskrit and Pali, obtained his Licentiate Degree in 1954, and lectured there in psychology for some years. He travelled and studied extensively in the Orient, studying Sanskrit at the University of Calcutta and Pali at the University of Ceylon. During 1966–7 he was visiting Professor at the University of Tel Aviv, and at the time of original publication was head of the Biotechnical Section of the Research Institute of the Swedish National Defence.

Descriere

Originally published in 1969, this book was the first attempt to fit all the diffuse explanations and pronouncements of the oldest scriptures together into a consistent picture, and to relate this to modern Western psychology. Just as Nirvana is a psychological state and the natural goal of Buddhism, mental health is the ideal of psychology.