Jill Kaplan, MA, LMFT, CST-T
Journal of Sandplay Therapy
Volume 23, Issue 2, 2014
Keywords
Sandplay therapy, compassion, healer, suffering, spirit, archetype, bodhisattva, trauma, alcoholism, drug abuse, divorce, “rudeness”, containment, transformation, peacock, mirror, inflation, addictions, nurturance, symbol, Kwan Yin, Kuan Yin, Buddha, goddess, clinical example, child, femaleSandplay therapy, compassion, healer, suffering, spirit, archetype, bodhisattva, trauma, alcoholism, drug abuse, divorce, “rudeness”, containment, transformation, peacock, mirror, inflation, addictions, nurturance, symbol, Kwan Yin, Kuan Yin, Buddha, goddess, clinical example, child, female
Abstract
The quality of compassion is explored as necessary to the work of the Sandplay therapist. The author traces the history of the archetype of the Buddhist bodhisattva of compassion, Kwan Yin, as it moved from India to China and Japan, and how it has been central to her in the holding of Sandplay process. In a case example, a young girl, with a family history of trauma and addictions, uses several figures of Kwan Yin in her sandplay. These seem to reflect the movement of the therapy, and to hold the potential of transformation of the girl's ability to relate more positively with her family and friends.
German / Deutsch
Kwan Yin: Teilnahme am Leiden
ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: Die Eigenschaft Mitgefühl wird untersucht als notwendiger Bestandteil der Arbeit eines Sandspieltherapeuten. Im Fallbeispiel benützt ein junges Mädchen, mit Familiengeschichte von Trauma und Abhängigkeit, verschiedene Figuren von Kwan Yin in ihren Sandbildern.
SCHLÜSSELWÖRTER: Sandspieltherapie, Mitgefühl, Heiler, Leiden, spirituell, Bodhisattva, Trauma, Zufriedenheit, Pfau, Spiegel, Inflation, Abhängigkeit, nährend, Symbol, Kwan Yin, Buddha, Göttin, Fallbeispiel, Kind, weiblich
Spanish / Español
Kwan Yin: Participación en el Sufrimiento
PALABRAS CLAVE: Terapia sandplay, Kwan Yin, Kuan Yin, diosa, compasión, sanador, sufrimiento, espíritu, arquetipo, Bodhisattva, Buda, pavo real, espejo, inflación, adicciones, cuidado, símbolo, trauma, contención, ejemplo clínico, niño, niña, hembra
Suggested Citation
Kaplan, J. (2014). Kwan Yin: Participation in suffering. Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.61711/jst.2014.23.2.155
