The purpose of this study was to examine the experience of Buddhist practitioners participating in empathy education programs. The research problems of this study are as follows. First, what did Buddhist practitioners experience in empathy education? ...
The purpose of this study was to examine the experience of Buddhist practitioners participating in empathy education programs. The research problems of this study are as follows. First, what did Buddhist practitioners experience in empathy education? Second, what effect did the experience of empathy education have on Buddhist practitioners? Third, what are the future implications of the empathy education experience for Buddhist practitioners? The research results are as follows. First, in 'Experience in empathy education,' 'Understanding me and the world','knowing the need for an empathetic attitude','knowing what real empathy is', and 'experience of learning and practicing how to express empathy' were derived. Second, in “The Influence of Empathy Education Experience,” 'Recognizing the importance of empathy', 'starting with empathy for oneself', 'increased attention and observation toward oneself', and 'willing to improve the empathic attitude through constant training' were derived. Third, in ‘What the experience of empathy education implies for practitioners in the future’, 'It becomes an opportunity to meet me', 'I realize that solving my inner problems is the priority', 'I will understand more about the friends I study with', 'I want to further develop my qualities as an expert', and 'I want to help Buddhists through empathy' were derived. This study is meaningful in that it provided basic data for the development of empathy education programs targeting Buddhist practitioners.