This thesis, aqualitative-documentary research, aims to analytically study Mahatma Gandhi’s peacebuilding according to Buddhist peaceful means, Bala in Theravada Buddhism; it is of 3 objectives: 1)to study the way of Mahatma Gandhi’s peacebuilding, 2) to study the way of peacebuilding according to Buddhism, and 3) to analyze Mahatma Gandhi’s peacebuilding according to Buddhist peaceful means
From the research, it is found the followings:
1.The way of Mahatma Gandhi’s peacebuilding is influential by the socialrefinement among various religions. The use of Ahimsa,the Non-violence, as political fighting means is the ethical system of India,and the emphasizing the power of love and virtue is for solving political problems; political leaders have to yield such objectives. Gandhi emphasized the Dhamma for everyone in the society; in politics he successfully applied ‘Ahimsa’ for the means ofunjust-ruler resistance that India could beset free. Satyagraha is not the use of violence; it is both the administrative principle and the distinguish political-fighting process of Mahatma Gandhi of which was the fighting between the good and the evil. Satyagraha is based on the 2 principles: 1) The truth and the trust in truth, and 2) The continual and consistent actuation.
2. The way of peacebuilding according to Buddhism by Bala consists of 1) SaddhaBala: the energy of controlling confidence, 2)ViriyaBala:the energy ofeffort controlling laziness, 3) Sati Bala: Mindfulness: the energy of controlling carelessness, un-attention, absent mind and the lack of mindfulness, 4)Samadhi Bala:Concentration: the controlling of attentiveness,and 5)Panna: Wisdom: the energy of controlling neglecting and false belief. Balathen is like the forceful energy making mindful stability leading to, i.e. confidence in the right view, motivation of effort in behaving, practicing andconducting with purenessheartily without any interrupted impurities or sorrows to devastate or control that mind, and the chance to create peace with full energy, etc.
3) In analyzing Mahatma Gandhi’s peacebuilding according to Buddhist peaceful means, it is found that the peace the Mahatma Gandhi built was with the avoidance of performing violence by applying Ahimsa and Satyagraha that love among fellowmen must be concerned despite some of them might be enemies. The handling of non-violence is of the application of belief, hard effort, concentration, mindfulness and wisdom.
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