THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY IN BUDDHISM

Abstract

Psychology emphasizes an analytical study of the mind, whereas Buddhist psychology studies not only an analysis of the mind and its concomitant, but behavior as a whole, with the mind as the predominant element of study. This research paper is an attempt to study psychological aspects in Buddhism with fi nding the quest whether Buddhism is considered as psychology or not, demonstrating the foundations of Buddhist psychology, analyzing early Buddhist term in psychology and the role Dhamma as a Buddhist psychology.