PRACTICES OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE IN BUDDHISM AND MODERN PHILOSOPHICAL EDUCATION

Overview & Synopsis

The article is focused on studyingthe self-knowledge techniques used in Buddhismand their application in teaching philosophy. Therelevance of the study is due to the search for newapproaches to studying philosophy, including approaches related to philosophical practice, as wellas the interest of modern scientists in the problemof consciousness. The problem of consciousnessis interdisciplinary and its study is of practical importance for philosophers, psychologists, linguists,specialists in artificial intelligence. Buddhism as aphilosophical doctrine provides rich material forthe study of the phenomenon of consciousness,which does not lose its relevance today. A featureof the Buddhist approach to consciousness is that ithas an axiological orientation that is directly relatedto the problem of self-knowledge. The practices ofself-knowledge used in Buddhism enable a personto become happier and more harmonious, which isso important for each of us.The aim of the study is to conduct a philosophicalanalysis of Buddhist practices of self-knowledgeand self-transformation in order to use them in theeducational process.