Editing Happiness (section)

==== Buddhism ====
[[File:Very happy Tibetan Buddhist Monk.jpg|thumb|upright|Tibetan Buddhist monk]]
Happiness forms a central theme of [[Buddhism|Buddhist teachings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://buddhism.about.com/od/enlightenmentandnirvana/tp/The-Seven-Factors-Of-Enlightenment.htm|title=In Buddhism, There Are Seven Factors of Enlightenment. What Are They?|website=About.com Religion & Spirituality|access-date=26 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409011031/http://buddhism.about.com/od/enlightenmentandnirvana/tp/The-Seven-Factors-Of-Enlightenment.htm|archive-date=9 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> For ultimate freedom from [[dukkha|suffering]], the [[Noble Eightfold Path]] leads its practitioner to [[Nirvana (concept)|Nirvana]], a state of everlasting peace. Ultimate happiness is only achieved by overcoming [[Taṇhā|craving]] in all forms. More mundane forms of happiness, such as acquiring wealth and maintaining good friendships, are also recognized as worthy goals for [[householder (Buddhism)|lay people]] (see ''[[sukha]]''). Buddhism also encourages the generation of [[Maitrī|loving kindness]] and [[Karuṇā|compassion]], the desire for the happiness and welfare of all beings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/bs-s15.htm |title=Buddhist studies for primary and secondary students, Unit Six: The Four Immeasurables |publisher=Buddhanet.net |access-date=26 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030227124943/http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/bs-s15.htm |archive-date=27 February 2003 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hofmann |first1=Stefan G. |last2=Grossman |first2=Paul |last3=Hinton |first3=Devon E. |title=Loving-kindness and compassion meditation: Potential for psychological interventions |journal=Clinical Psychology Review |date=November 2011 |volume=31 |issue=7 |pages=1126–1132 |doi=10.1016/j.cpr.2011.07.003 |pmid=21840289 |pmc=3176989 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Shonin |first1=Edo |last2=Van Gordon |first2=William |last3=Compare |first3=Angelo |last4=Zangeneh |first4=Masood |last5=Griffiths |first5=Mark D. |title=Buddhist-Derived Loving-Kindness and Compassion Meditation for the Treatment of Psychopathology: a Systematic Review |journal=Mindfulness |date=1 October 2015 |volume=6 |issue=5 |pages=1161–1180 |doi=10.1007/s12671-014-0368-1 }}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2011}}{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2011}}