The Power of Saddhā for the Capacity Development of Learners in the Field of Buddhist Studies · SBAM Repository

Title: The Power of Saddhā for the Capacity Development of Learners in the Field of Buddhist Studies
Author: Ma Kesarī
Type: Research Paper
Format: PDF
Language: English
Subject: Buddhist Studies
Date: 2022
Place: Mandalay
Publisher: Sitagu Buddhist Academy Mandalay
Rights Holder: Sitagu Buddhist Academy Mandalay
Abstract: Everyone must maintain the teaching of the Buddha not to disappear by learning and teaching. In Myanmar, the teaching of the Buddha last longer because of learning and teaching. However, nowadays, the learner who is learning the teaching of the Buddha becomes weak in making effort or trying hard. It is the sign of becoming weak in Saddhā. Besides, comparing to last (70) years, the numbers of monks and novices who are the generation of the Sāsanā become less and less. If it continues, it will be difficult to perpetuate the Sāsanā. Therefore, everyone should encourage the ones who are learning the teachings of the Buddha indeed but nowadays, it is a worrying matter for the learners who become weak in Saddhā in their studies because of sensory devices such as phones, computers, laptops and I-Pads. In the education of today, unless there is Saddhā, it will be disadvantages not only in the Buddha’s literature but also in worldly education. If the Saddhā become weak, the aims of learning will deviate. As the Learners, they should obey the rules and regulations and keep their morality by learning their lessons with the good aims based on true Saddhā. By this way, the Sāsanā will exist for a long time.

KEYWORDS: Sāsanā, Saddhā, Education, Learner, Morality

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