{"product_id":"principles-of-buddhist-psychology","title":"Principles of Buddhist Psychology","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"152\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"108\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Buddhist Psychology: A Modern Perspective\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"376\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"164\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e David J. Kalupahana\u003cbr data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"187\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"201\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sri Satguru Publications\u003cbr data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"229\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"242\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"253\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"265\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1992\u003cbr data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"273\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"282\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788170303220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"306\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003cbr data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"313\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"328\"\u003eCover Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"341\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"356\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22.5 cm x 14.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"381\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"406\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"406\"\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"869\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"455\"\u003e\"Buddhist Psychology: A Modern Perspective\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"482\"\u003eDavid J. Kalupahana\u003c\/strong\u003e, a renowned professor of philosophy at the University of Hawaii, offers a bold and original interpretation of early Buddhist thought through the lens of Western empiricism. 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