This thesis entitled “The Buddhist method giving rise to the happy wealth” has three objectives: 1) to study the ideas on wealth leading to happy life, 2) to study Buddhist teachings on wealth and happiness, and 3) to apply the Buddhist method on wealth leading to happy life. This is a documentary research.

In the research, it was found that the ideas on wealth leading to happy life basically mean the requisite wealth where three aspects of life can be effectively sustained, physical wealth means the property which is used to combine body and happiness giving rise to a happy living, mental wealth means the quality combining happiness and mind together in the way that the benefit is provided as the life need where one is content with, and spiritual wealth refers to the way  one’s spirit is morally trained through mentioned wealth.

As far as the wealth leading to happy life is concerned, it was found that Buddhadhamma dealing mainly with the wealth and happiness is also found. It is said that the property, happiness and Buddhadhamma become the essential factors to the balance of one’s life; one cannot be bereft of any, if some is left out, then such imbalance of life is also caused. Therefore, it can be claimed that the wealth and happiness are happily utilized to sustain one’s life and Buddhadhamma serves as the inseparable tool while making use of those properties and happiness. In this matter, right view is regarded as the wisdom providing the right way of living life, Sappurisa-dhamma is reasonably used to understand oneself and other, Sammã padhãna and Iddhipãda including the clear comprehension are used to get one presently awaken  and thereby giving the happy wealth in the present life.

As regards the Buddhist method giving rise to the happy wealth, it begins with proper understanding of the important principles and method and it should be done through the present moment as the starting point bridging the past and future together into the same point. By virtue of this, one bodily and mentally makes use of mindfulness and clear comprehension while doing any assigned work. Under this way, one is happily attached to the present moment and thereby giving the foundation of happiness and through this one can use it as the good ground in search of worldly and supramundane wealth. On account of this, one follows certain precepts wherein one’s mind becomes absolutely peaceful and the wealth of wisdom is caused respectively.

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