Buddhist Perspective on the Development of Social Welfare
by Ashin Indacara | 2011 | 61,386 words
This page relates 鈥楾he Accomplishment of Virtue (Sila-sampada)鈥� of the study on the Buddhist perspective on the development of Social Welfare, employing primarily the concepts of Utthana-sampada (persistent effort) and Arakkha-sampada (watchfulness). Based on the teachings of the Buddha in the Dighajanu Sutta and other canonical texts, this essay emphasizes the importance of effort, knowledge, and good karma in achieving social welfare.
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2. The Accomplishment of Virtue (厂墨濒补-蝉补尘辫补诲腻)
Regarding 厂墨濒补-蝉补尘辫补诲墨, the discourses of accomplishment of virtue can be found in 顿墨驳丑补箩腻峁嘘 Sutta, Ujjhaya Sutta and Pattakamma Sutta of A峁単uttara Nik膩ya. In 罢颈辫颈峁璦办补, sometimes, some discourses overlapped talked by the Buddha can be seen. This is the reason that Buddha usually gives His Dhamma talk to the disciples in accordance with the listeners鈥� character and state of mind.
Hence, overlapping discourses can be seen in 罢颈辫颈峁璦办补 笔腻濒颈 texts.
鈥�Katam膩 ca, vyagghapajja, 蝉墨濒补-蝉补尘辫补诲腻? Idha, vyagghapajja, kulaputto p膩峁嚹乼ip膩t膩 pa峁璱virato hoti鈥︹�ur膩merayamajjapam膩da峁弓h膩n膩 pa峁璱virato hoti. 础测补峁� vuccati, vyagghapajja, s墨la-蝉补尘辫补诲腻.鈥�
And what is achievement in virtue? Herein a clansman abstains from taking life, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and from intoxicants that causes infatuation and heedlessness. This is called achievement in virtue.[1]
The facts that come from such three Suttas are the same in the sense and different from the disciples who listen to the Buddha. The listeners in D墨ghaj膩nu Sutta are Kolian villagers, the listeners in Ujjhaya Sutta are Ujjhaya Brahmin and his followers, and in Pattakamma Sutta are a wealthy man, 础苍腻迟丑补辫颈峁囜笉丑颈办补, and his followers. Hence, although the listeners are different, the subject matter is similar to one another.