There are three objectives in this thesis, namely:- 1. To study the structure of Mahosatha Jâtaka. 2. To analyze the dispute appearing in Mahosatha Jâtaka and 3. To analyze the approach which the Mahosatha Pandita has brought to resolve the dispute.
The results from this study showed that Mahosatha Jâtaka plays two significant roles in Buddhism. First, it delineates the important Buddhist doctrine called Navangasatthusâsana. Secondly, it teaches key morale that helps create forceful Puggalâdhitฺtฺhâna faith and comprehension of Patฺiccasamuppâda of this life and next life or what is called Bhava-Jâti. As long as an individual is unable to free him/herself from Âsâva-Kilesa, he or she still has to move in the birth-death cycle called Samsâracakka. This influential concept of the Jâtaka is also reflected in the form of such Thai fine arts as mural paintings in uposathas and shrine rooms, etc.
Six types of conflicts which are portrayed in Mahosatha Aööhakathâ Jâtaka arise from two main factors: internal and external factors, The internal factor is Akusaladhamma called Papañcadhamma. It comprises Tanฺhâ, Mâna and Ditฺtฺhi. In addition, Kusaladhamma (expressed in the form of Kusalakamma) which is not correlative to the causal circumstance is also accounted as an internal factor which contributes to major public disputes in the Jâtaka . The external factor is disputes which emerge concretely. It can be divided into four categories: a dispute about ethnicity. a dispute about relationships, a dispute about facts or data, and a dispute about interests.
The approaches which Mahosatha Pandita brings to resolve those disputes comprise two major steps. The first step is the discussion of problems or dispute, which can be divided into such substeps as the opening negotiations of the mediator, the partners’ talk, and separated negotiation. The second step is the conflict resolution, which can be done through joint negotiations and writing or making agreements.
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