Course Outline:
The following nine topics will be discussed.
1. Fundamentals of Buddhist Psychotherapy
2. Early Buddhist Analysis of Psychopathology
3. Buddhist Analysis of Mental Illnesses and Abnormal Behaviors
4. Psychotherapeutic Value of Visuddhimagga for the Enhancement of Modern Psychotherapy
5. Buddhist Psychotherapy and Feminism
6. Cultural Bound Syndromes and Buddhist Psychotherapy
(in the Context of Sri Lankan Buddhist Cultural Principles)
7. Applicability of Mettabhāvanā (Loving Kindness Meditation) for Elimination of Problematic Behaviors and Psychological Disorders in the Global Context