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100			_aHuang, Keji _949982
245			_aTourists and Buddhist heritage sites: _bAn integrative analysis of visitors’ experience and happiness through positive psychology constructs/
260			_bSage, _c2019.
300			_aVol 19, issue 4, 2019 : (549-568 p.).
520			_aThe influence of visiting Buddhist heritage sites on happiness is the core concern of this article. China’s four sacred Buddhist mountains provided the setting for the study. Sixty semi-structured interviews were conducted to examine the positive effects of Buddhism on visitors. Thematic analysis was first undertaken to understand the Buddhism-induced happiness. In the terms of Buddhism, the visitors’ happiness was related to the law of karma, impermanence and reincarnation. The PERMA model from positive psychology was then utilized as a second interpretive framework, in which positive changes in visitors’ attitudes, behaviours and life were noted. The links between the core values of Buddhism and the PERMA model were then established and portrayed. The study makes a theoretical contribution by connecting the positive psychology constructs and the effects of Buddhism in the tourism context. In addition, this study provides insightful suggestions for local communities to manage religious heritage sites sustainably.
650			_aBuddhism, _949983
650			_a happiness, _949984
650			_aheritage sites, _949985
650			_a the PERMA model, _949986
650			_a visitor experience _949987
700			_aPearce, Philip L _949988
700			_aWu, Mao-Ying _949989
700			_aWang, Xiong-Zhi _949990
773	0		_012507 _916489 _dLondon: Sage Publication Ltd, _tTourist Studies / _x14687976
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1468797619850107
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