[Buddha-l] Buddhist Personality Types

[Timothy Smith]

I think it might be interesting to try this when someone familiar with  
the types and behaviors puts the assessment together.
The quiz here is laughably silly....worthy of a 'buddhist  
cosmopolitan'.  Thanks for the link...
Timothy Smith
Wheelwright Associates




On Feb 3, 2009, at 10:56 AM, R B Basham wrote:

> Denizens,
>
> Tricycle announced the Spring Online Edition with a 'What Buddhist
> Personality Are You?' quiz according to commentary by Buddhaghosa.
>
> http://www.tricycle.com/feature/which-buddhist-personality-type-are- 
> you
>
> [quote start]
> ...
>
> The Visuddhimagga offers descriptions of six personality temperaments:
> three unwholesome types and three wholesome types. The text suggests
> that the unwholesome and wholesome types “parallel” each other. The
> modern-day application of the personality-type system focuses  
> primarily
> on the three unwholesome types and pairs them with their positive
> attributes. The three types of Buddhist personalities, paired with  
> their
> positive tendencies, are Greed/Faith, Aversive/Discerning Wisdom, and
> Deluded/Speculative. The Greed/Faith personality type is characterized
> by craving and optimism, the Aversive/Discerning type by criticism and
> clarity, and the Deluded/Speculative type by doubt and equanimity.  
> Each
> type has its neurotic tendencies and its awakened tendencies, and the
> spiritual task is to learn how to strengthen the awakened aspects.  
> (See
> page 78 for descriptions of the spiritual tasks for each personality
> type.)
>
> ...[/quote end]
>
>
>
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