Buddhist Philosophy of Mind and Mental Healing
Teacher: 簡汝恩
2024/11/04~2025/01/24
Registration deadline:2025/01/23

Summary

本課程旨在介紹佛教哲學中的心,探討其樣貌、組成、本質與運作方式,並深入解析如何療癒其錯誤功能。課程首先將涵蓋佛教的基礎教義,包括無我、無常、十二緣起和業論,這些核心概念為理解心的運作提供了必要的背景知識。在此基礎上,課程將進一步介紹瑜伽唯識學派對心的分析,特別是其對心的運作機制進行探討,尤其聚焦於負面心理狀態的療癒,這包括對心、心所有法以及煩惱心所對治的詳細解析。佛教的心理分析以解脫為取向,探究自他二元分別的習慣所生成之煩惱,如情緒、錯誤態度等,並提出以平等心、智慧、正確抉擇力的生起,使心趨向無分別且自在的認知模式。
This course aims to introduce the concept of the mind in Buddhist philosophy, exploring its appearance, composition, nature, and functioning, as well as providing an in-depth analysis of how to heal its dysfunctional aspects. The course will first cover the foundational doctrines of Buddhism, including the concepts of no-self, impermanence, dependent origination, and karma theory. These core principles provide the necessary background for understanding the mind's workings. Building on this foundation, the course will further introduce the Yogācāra school's analysis of the mind, with a particular focus on its operational mechanisms and, especially, the healing of negative psychological states. This includes a detailed examination of the mind, mental factors, and the remedies for afflictive mental states. Buddhist psychological analysis is oriented toward liberation, investigating the afflictions generated by habitual self-other duality, such as emotions and incorrect attitudes. It proposes the cultivation of equanimity, wisdom, and correct decision-making to guide the mind towards a non-discriminative and liberated mode of cognition.

#英語授課(EMI,English as a Medium Instruction)

Course Object

1. 使學生習得佛教中「心」的組成要素,並理解其運作原理。

2. 使學生理解習得佛教中正、負面心理狀態的分類。

3. 使學生由佛教對負面心理狀態的處理,理解佛教心靈哲學療癒功能。

1. Students will learn the components of the "mind" in Buddhism and understand its principles of operation.

2. Students will understand and learn the classification of positive and negative mental states in Buddhism.

3. Enable students to understand the healing function of Buddhist philosophy of mind through its approach to negative mental states.

Course Teacher Intro

簡汝恩老師(Chien, Ju-En)、Ujjwal Kumar老師


簡汝恩老師畢業於德國慕尼黑大學,佛教研究博士學程。現為臺灣佛光大學佛教學系助理教授。主要研究興趣為:瑜伽唯識學派義理、佛教心靈哲學。主要授課課程為:印度佛教史、阿毘達磨及唯識哲學、佛教漢語。

Chien received her Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. She is currently an assistant professor at Fo Guang University in Taiwan. She teaches Indian Buddhist history, Abhidharma and Yogācāra philosophy, and Buddhist Chinese. Her research interests are Philosophy of Yogācāra and Philosophy of Mind in Buddhism. 


Ujjwal Kumar老師獲得了來自印度巴拉納西印度大學的巴利語碩士學位以及香港大學的佛教研究碩士學位,隨後於普納的薩維特麗·芙蕾·普納大學獲得博士學位。他目前在加爾各答大學佛教研究系擔任副教授,教授巴利語和早期佛教。他的研究專長是10世紀以後的巴利語文學。

Ujjwal Kumar earned his MA in Pali from Banaras Hindu University and an MA in Buddhist Studies from the University of Hong Kong, followed by a PhD from the Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Buddhist Studies at the University of Calcutta, Kolkata, where he teaches Pali Language and Early Buddhism. His research specializes in post-10th century Pali literature.

Course Schedule

Unit 1:佛教世界觀 The Buddhist World View

Unit 2:無我的教理 Selflessness

Unit 3:心的組成 Composition of the Mind

Unit 4:心的煩惱 Mental Affliction

Unit 5:善的心理狀態 Wholesome Mindset

Unit 6:心理障礙的對治 Antidote against the Affective Disorder

Unit 7:四念住 Mindfulness and its Four Bases

Unit 8:佛教哲學中的治療意義 The Therapeutic Significance of Buddhist Philosophy

Course Content

本課程共計八週,每週四十五分鐘,每週除五分鐘的當週課程介紹外,包含四個十分鐘的教學影片,並於四個教學影片後,附有三至五題的選擇或是非考題。學生在觀看教學影片完畢,完成考題,並達到80%的正確率後,即完成修課並及格。

This course spans a total of eight weeks, with 45 minutes per week. Each week, besides a 5-minute introduction to that week's lesson, includes four 10-minute instructional videos. Following these four instructional videos, there are 3 to 5 multiple-choice or true/false questions. Students complete the course and pass after watching all the instructional videos, finishing the questions, and achieving an accuracy rate of 80% or higher.

Course Grade

平時測驗:佔總成績 100 %

Regular Quizzes: 100% of the total grade

Grade Required


Course grade pass:80Grade Memo:max grade 100 point

Course Ability

本課程無須背景知識,適合所有對佛教心靈哲學有興趣的學習者修習。

This course requires no background knowledge and is suitable for all learners interested in Buddhist philosophy of mind.