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This chapter examines the role of perception, thinking and, very briefly, extra-sensory perception, in the psychology of Buddhism. There are many philosophical and knowledge-related words in the vast array of cognitive terms but as an aid to both the student and the general reader, I am focusing on three concepts: saááā (perception), vitakka (thinking) and paááā (wisdom) along with a few refreshing usages in the context of meditative experience. This is one way of bringing clarity and seeing the ‘trees in the woods’. More than any other chapter in this book, some economy in the use of terms is necessary to guide the reader through a crucial part of Buddhist psychology.
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de Silva, P. (2014). The Psychology of Perception and Cognition. In: An Introduction to Buddhist Psychology and Counselling. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137287557_3
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