TY - JOUR AU - Priyadarshana, Wasantha PY - 2018/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Grief Management in Buddhism for Human Development JF - The Journal of International Association of Buddhist Universities (JIABU) JA - JIABU VL - 11 IS - 3 SE - Article DO - UR - https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Jiabu/article/view/219844 SP - 401-406 AB - <p>As it is discussed in the Roga Sutta of the Aṅguttaranikāya, it is immensely<br>impossible to be a perfect mentally healthy person except an Arahant, one who has reached<br>the highest mental and spiritual development. Enlightened beings who have not yet reached<br>liberation are confronted with very subtle mental distortions. Nevertheless, average people<br>are having various mental problems minute by minute. In this comprehensive analysis on<br>mental problems, grief (<em>soka</em>) is understood in Buddhist discourses as natural phenomenon<br>faced by every average person. In this paper, it is understood with the help of elucidation of<br>Suttas like Piyajālika, Sokasallaharaṇa, and Saccavibhaṅga in which the death of beloved<br>ones is explained as the main cause of grief. In this context, the Buddha played his role as a<br>great Psychotherapist, has shown how to overcome such grief. The elements of Buddhist<br>Grief Management Techniques scattered throughout Suttas are presented here in a<br>systematic manner with the aim of drawing the attention of professionals who work in the<br>related areas of grief into the valuable discussion of several Buddhist discourses that could be<br>adopted to develop the field.</p> ER -