TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ariya, Ven
TI  - The contribution of Buddhist meditation to Shan monastic students in Shan State
U1  - T-2 PGDip-PBS (SSBU) 23
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Taunggyi
PB  - Shan State Buddhist University
KW  - Meditation
N1  - Abstract
 This ISP project explores the integration of Buddhist meditation practices among Shan youth students in Shan state, Myanmar, focusing on the CBY school in Laikha and the Loi Long parahita school in Taunggyi. It examines how daily meditation sessions, integrated into their educational routine, positively impact students' cognitive, emotional, and ethical development. Drawing from interviews with 56 students, it reveals that meditation enhances concentration, memory, empathy, and resilience. Furthermore, it advocates for the wider incorporation of meditation into educational curricula and community-based programs to promote holistic well-being among youth. The essay also delves into the principles of Buddhist meditation, including Samatha and Vipassana, and discusses their comtemporary adaptations such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Overall, it underscores the transformative potential of meditation in fostering personal growth, resilience, and societal harmony among Shan youth and beyond; Included Bibliography; Contents

1. Declaration by student
2. Abstract
3. Table of contents
4. Acknowledgements
5. Abbreviations
6. Introduction
7. Meditation and Shan people
8. Understanding of Buddhist meditation
    8.1. Mindfulness of body
    8.2. Mindfulness of feeling
    8.3. Mindfulness of mind
    8.4. Mindfulness of Dhamma
9. Types of meditation practices according to neuroscientist
10. The benefits of Buddhist meditation based on modern scholar's research
11. MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction)
12. The benefits of Buddhist meditation to/for Shan Youth: CBY and Loi Long parahita school
      12.1. Cognitive benefits
       12.2. Social and Emotional Development
       12.3. Ethical and moral development
       12.4 Enhanced relationships
13. Opportunity for promoting Buddhist meditation among Shan youth
14. Conclusion
15. Appendix
16. Bibliography
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