Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities

  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 12

Therapeutic intervention of buddhist psychology as depicted in pali canon

  • Author:
  • Rotumba Gnanarathana
  • Total Page Count: 13
  • Page Number: 133 to 145

*Zhejiang University of Yuquan Campus, P. R. China.

Online published on 3 December, 2012.

Abstract

The method that a Therapist can use for treating mental patients is called Buddhist psychotherapy since it is based on the Buddhist psychology. What is the understanding of Buddhist philosophy oriented psychotherapists refer to as spiritual intervention is actually practice. Certainly Buddhism is a practical philosophy in the sense that prevails today. This philosophy sets up a system of vast psychotherapy. It uses Buddhist philosophy to help to understand who they are, and It can be used for people to spend a more peaceful life in that modern pressures to succeed and collect material things are put in a perspective to the aim of people's lives to be happy, without mental problems.

Keywords

Buddhist psychology, Psychotherapy, Mental health, Buddhist meditation