Meditation as a Tool for Psychotherapy

Volume 2 - Issue 3

Ven Sumedh Thero*

Received:May 31, 2019;   Published: June 12, 2019

DOI: 10.32474/SJPBS.2019.02.000140

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Abstract

Buddhist meditation is the practice of meditation in Buddhism and Buddhist philosophy. It includes a variety of types of meditation. Core meditation techniques have been preserved in ancient Buddhist texts and have proliferated and diversified through teacher-student transmissions. Buddhists pursue meditation as part of the path toward Enlightenment and Nirvana.

Introduction| Pre-Buddhist India| Context| Dhyāna/Jhāna Dhyāna in Buddhism| Meditation in the Pure Land School: Mindfulness of Amitābha Buddha| Meditation in the Chán/Zen school: Pointing to the Nature of the Mind| Contemplating Meditation Cases| Meditation in the Tiantai school; Tiantai śamathavipaśyanā| Esoteric Practices in Japan| Tantra Techniques (Vajrayana)| Therapeutic uses of Meditation: Mindfulness| Notes| References|