IJoEd: Indonesian Journal on Education
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2025)

Buddhist Philosophy in Education: Enhancing Critical Thinking, Compassion, and Cognitive Development in Nepal

Bohara, Nirajan (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Dec 2025

Abstract

This paper aims to explore Buddhist philosophy into Nepali education system. The concept of mindfulness, compassion highlights canonical teachings. It focuses on how Buddhism can be the practice of education assimilating holistic, academic and moral development. The study highlights Buddhist principles reveal the ethical insights and enlightenment in education. Challenges show resources limitations, traditional knowledge systems and secular constraints. Intrinsic motivation fosters with the help of meditation, mindfulness and the role of interpersonal ethics. Teachers are encouraged to integrate Buddhist methods for the role plays and reflective discussion in classrooms. Findings highlight the Buddha’s wisdom as a framework for education, Buddhist pedagogy, mindfulness, classroom practice, challenges and implications of Integrating Buddhism into Education. Buddhist philosophy creates value-driven and interactive motive in education. This paper underscores academic excellence, emotional stability and fostering critical thinking, empathy and socio-cultural insights in the settings of multiethnic and multireligious nation Nepal.

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ijoed

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Education

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Indonesian Journal on Education (IJoEd) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal established for disseminating state-of-the-art knowledge in the field of education. This journal is published annually in March, June, September, and December by LPPI Yayasan Almahmudi bin Dahlan. Indonesian Journal on ...