The Psychology of Emotions and Humour in Buddhism

• Main Author: de Silva, Padmasiri (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Emotions.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Buddhism.; Philosophy, Asian.; Psychology, Applied.; Emotion.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Non-Western Philosophy.; Applied Psychology.

This book examines the psychological dimensions of emotions and humour in Buddhism. While there is a wealth of material concerning human emotions related to humour and the mindful management of negative emotions, very little has been written on the theory of Buddhist humour. Uniting both Buddhist an...