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Buddhist Perspective on the Development of Social Welfare

by Ashin Indacara | 2011 | 61,386 words

This page relates ‘Human Welfare and Duties� 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.

No need to say to discard evil deeds because it has the phenomena of misdeeds, faults, offenses, etc. Yet, to make an effort for getting welfare is only human duty or responsibility and human rights. Those who want their welfare have to make an effort to get or develop them. This is their rights. Nevertheless, there is to be noted that if we want to get human rights, we must inevitably fulfill human duty. Effort for welfare is human rights. Human right and human duty are associated with each other. In other words, they are inter-dependent on each other. Thus it is sure that if we want to get rights, we must undertake duties. The more we want to get human rights, the more we need to undertake human duty. It is the balance, justice, equality, harmony, etc. If only doing so, it will be balanced for our society. If it is not balanced between human rights and human duty, it will be danger for our society. At that time, our society will have no prosperity, no peace, no justice, no harmony, etc. We should be aware of that human rights are accompanied by human responsibility and duty for ever. Therefore, when we make an effort for the development of welfare, we should undertake our responsibility and duty simultaneously.

Human duties and responsibilities will include moral ethics and disciplines, regulations and obligations, charity, civics, customary law, etc. For example, making alms-giving or charity is participated in fulfillment of human responsibility. It is also likely to be fulfillment of human responsibility. It is likely to be help society. It will be evident and clear in the next chapters about Բ, ī so and so forth coming up.

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