Indian Philosophical Models and Growth of Behavioral Science in India: Implications for Indigenous Spiritual Psychology
Research Review Journal of Indian Knowledge Systems December 31, 2025 Jyoti Kumari, Atasi Mohanty
Indian philosophical traditions including Vedas, Upanishads, Yoga, Vedanta, Buddhism, and Jainism offer sophisticated models of consciousness, mind body relations, and psychological functioning that continue to shape contemporary thought. This paper analyses key contributions from Vedic and Upanishadic conceptions of self, Samkhya Yoga dualism, and Buddhist and Jain theories of cognition to...