1. 1 2013 Sutta Vibhanga Course Lesson Three: Happiness through Social Integrity Conducted by Ven. K. Rathanasara Organized by

2. Social Integrity 2

3. Misconception 3

4. E. J. Thomas says… 4 Buddhism appear first in history as an ascetic movement. It was one of a number of sects, bodies of mendicants who had ‘gone forth from a house to a homeless state and who had cut themselves off from the hindrances of worldly ties and pleasures in the pursuit of their ideal.’ History of Buddhist Thought – Pg 13

5. Is Buddhism Asocial Philosophy? 5 Buddhist path does not encourage running away from society. Renunciation is not at all to be seen as escapism but only as a sacrifice in order to attain higher capabilities to return to people to be fully committed to their service.

6. Buddha practiced seclusion only until he attained supreme Enlightenment. 6 Buddha once said…. “I, udāyi ; sometimes, stay crowded by monks and nuns, lay disciples; both men and women, by kings and chief ministers, by leaders and disciples of other sects.” M.N.

7. Before dispatching first 60 Enlightened Monks in different direction to Propagate the Dhamma, 7

8. 8 Buddha said…. Carata bhikkhave cārikaṃ bahujana hitāya Bhujana sukāya lokānukampāya… Go forth, o monks, for the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world… Mahā Vagga Pāli

9. Buddhist Social Philosophy 9 1.Diṭṭhadhamma Sukhahita For the Well-being and Happiness of Present Life - economic prosperity, righteous governments, social justice, harmonious living… 2.Samparāika Sukhahita For the Well-being and happiness of Future Life – avoid evil and do merits 3.Paramatta Sukhahita Achieving ultimate welfare and perfect Happiness, Nibb ā na – morality, metal cultivation and wisdom

10. Buddha says….. The best of individuals is one who lives for his own good and as well as for the good of others. 10

11. 11 Buddhism aim at promoting social values like… Love (mett ā ) Compassion (karun ā ) Appreciative Joy (mudit ā ) Equanimity (upekkh ā )..in order to create conditions for positive and healthy interpersonal relations.

12. Sig ā laka Worships 6 directions 12 North FRIENDS East PARENTS West SPOUSE South TEACHERS Zenith ASCETICS Nadir WORKERS

13. Teachers and Students 13

14. 14 Academic learning, vocational training, well-trained and disciplined, and pleasant speech. This is the Highest Blessing.

15. 15 Duties of a Student towards a Teacher… 1.By rising to greet them 2.By waiting on them 3.By being attentive 4.By serving them 5.By mastering the skills they teach

16. 16 Duties of a Teacher towards a Student: 1.Give thorough instruction 2.Make sure they have grasped what was taught. 3.Give them a thorough grounding in all skills 4.Recommend them to their friends and colleagues 5.Provide them with security in all directions

17. Friends and Companions 17

18. 18 Whatever country, market towns or royal city he visits, everywhere he is honoured, who does not deceive friends.

19. 19 Duties of a Friend towards Companions: 1.By gifts 2.By kindly words 3.By looking after their welfare 4.By treating them like himself 5.By keeping his word

20. 20 Duties of a Companion towards Friends: 1.By looking after him when he is inattentive 2.By looking after his property when he is inattentive 3.By being a refuge when he is afraid 4.By not deserting him when he is in trouble 5.By showing concern for his children

21. 21 Employers and Employees

22. 22 Duties of an Employer towards an Employee: 1.By arranging their work according to their strength 2.By supplying them with food and wages 3.By looking after them when they are ill 4.By sharing special delicacies with them 5.By letting them off work at the right time

23. Duties of an Employee towards an Employer: 1.Get up before him 2.Go to bed after him 3.Take only what they are given 4.Do their work properly 5.Be bearers of his praise and good repute 23

24. 24 Monks and Devotees

25. 25 Duties of a Layperson towards Monks: 1.By kindness in bodily deed 2.By kindness in speech 3.By kindness in thought 4.By keeping open house for them 5.By supplying their bodily needs

26. 26 Duties of a Monk towards a Lay people: 1.They will restrain him from evil 2.They encourage him to do good 3.They be benevolently compassionate toward him 4.They teach him what he has not heard 5.They point out to him the way to heaven

27. 27 Mrs Rhys Devid says… “…so sane and wide is the wisdom that envisages them, that the utterances are as fresh and practically as binding today and here as they were then at Rājagaha. Happy would have been the village or the clan on the banks of the Ganges, where the people were full of the kindly spirit of fellow feeling, the noble spirit of justice which breathes through those naïve and simple sayings.” Introduction to Sigālovadā Sutta in dialogues of the Buddha II Pg. 77, 88

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32. 32 Let’s Share the Dhamma By Asking Questions