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Piyanjali de Zoysa

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The use of Buddhist mindfulness meditation in psychotherapy: A case report from Sri Lanka

Transcultural Psychiatry October 20, 2011 Piyanjali de Zoysa 25 citations

Buddhist practices have been increasingly influencing psychotherapy. For over 20 centuries, Buddhism has been the religion of a majority of Sri Lankans. However, there is little documentation of the use of Buddhist practices in psychotherapy in Sri Lanka. This paper presents a case study in which Theravadan Buddhist mindfulness meditation and cognitive therapy practices were used in the...