Abstract
The thesis entitled “The Concept of Value on Senasana (dwelling) in line with Buddhist Ethics” consists of 2 objectives as 1) to study the conception of creating Senāsana (dwelling) in Buddhism and 2) to explore the value of Senāsana (dwelling) in line with Buddhist ethics. The conception of creating Senāsana (dwelling) on issues pertaining to the methods, the intended target, the process of creating as well as the value were analyzed reasonably.
From the study, it can be found that Senāsana means sleeping and sitting or a private place to rest, a peaceful place to meditate and a place for activities of Buddhist monks and novices publicly. There are two types of Senāsana (dwelling) : 1) Senāsana taking place naturally; tree bases, nook of mountains, caves, cemetery, overgrown forests and outdoors. 2) The man-made Senāsana; monk's cells, Uposatha halls, storied houses, vacant houses and castles. The aim of creating Senāsana (dwelling) are different depending on the intentions of the makers. Both types of Senāsana are allowed by the Buddha to perform various religious functions. The conception of creating Senāsana (dwelling) in Buddhism is of two aims: to meet the utilization of monks and to meet the use of the individual in society.
In addition, the value of Senāsana (dwelling) in line with Buddhist ethics consists of two aspects: the core value and the minor value. The first one indicates two aspects: 1) the value of Senāsana on the religious dimension; it is valuable for the purposes of establishing based on the Dhamma-vinaya, and 2) the value of Senāsana on other dimensions; these were made to meet the interests of society into the mainstream. Last, the minor value means byproducts of the core value such as golden chapels and silver chapels. These were created for the sake of Buddhism. That is, their fine craftsmanship makes people come to see. It can be said that it may sometimes be more interesting than the core value.
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