An Assessment of Social Perspective of a Monk: Vinaya Approaches to Kuladūsana · SBAM Repository

Title

An Assessment of Social Perspective of a Monk: Vinaya Approaches to Kuladūsana

Author

Ashin Nisānātha

Type

Dissertation

Format

PDF

Language

English

Subject

Buddhist Studies

Date

2019

Place

Mandalay

Publisher

Sitagu Buddhist Academy Mandalay

Rights Holder

Sitagu Buddhist Academy Mandalay

Abstract

This research deals with monks’ involving in social perspectives that can be unavoidable in the popular community of monks and focus on how to perform to be free from guilt (Anāpatti) of Kuladūsana offense. Today most of the other religious leaders do missionary works by having given man’s requirements for the development and influence of their religions, but monks, the leaders of Buddhism, are staying as if they did not know that, by having excused Vinaya rules. Although they participate in social works, on the one hand, they carry out them beyond Vinaya disciplinary rules; do not know in depth the Vinaya disciplinary rules that must be avoided on carrying out social welfare works. In modern age, the work of social welfares plays in a vital role to develop and promote the Buddha dispensation. This research is mainly intended to provide the findings how to carry out social welfare work according to Vinaya rules; how to give material needs as well as medical treatments to whom; and how a monk keeps morale and convictions in mind on performing social welfare of other beings. For that providence, a researcher has completed it, taking out of Pāli literatures, commentaries, sub-commentaries, books, and articles related to it. The Buddha himself, along with his life, did welfare work to save all of the sentient beings’ lives not only delivering Dhamma that can be forever eradicated pains and sorrows but also giving material needs that can be temporarily appeased from them. His disciples were also encouraged to follow his path unequivocally. He praises whoever doing welfare works with a right attitude and a good hearted-mind. Without expectation of gain and fame, a monk needs to involve in social welfare works.

KEYWORDS: Social welfare work, Parahita, Kuladūsana, monk, layperson, Vinaya rule, material needs, medical treatments.