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New Kadampa Buddhists and Jungian psychological type

2012; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 15; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/13674676.2012.678578

1469-9737

Christopher Silver, Christopher F. J. Ross, Leslie J. Francis,

Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices

Building on previous studies on Canadian Anglicans and Catholics, this study examines and discusses the psychological type profile of 31 adherents to New Kadampa Buddhism. Like Anglicans and Catholics, Buddhists preferred introversion (I). Like Anglicans who preferred intuition (N) and unlike Catholics who preferred sensing (S), Buddhists displayed a preference for intuition (N). Unlike Anglicans and Catholics who both preferred feeling (F), Buddhists displayed a balance between feeling (F) and thinking (T). Like Anglicans and unlike Catholics, Buddhists preferred the Apollonian temperament (NF) over the Epimethean temperament (SJ). These data are discussed to interpret the psychological appeal of New Kadampa Buddhism.