An Analytical Study of Buddhist Social Roles of Citizen Based on Sigālovāda Sutta

Abstract

The present thesis is a qualitative research that has three objectives, namely: (1) to
study meaning and signifi cance of social roles of citizens in General, (2) to study the meaning
and signifi cance of social roles in the Buddhism, (3) to present the Buddhist social roles of
citizens based on Sigālovāda sutta.
The fi ndings show the meaning of social roles in general, in contemporary social
worker from western or eastern countries, in sigalovada sutta and its significances on the
different levels of human societies. Moreover, The Buddhist Social Roles of Citizen based
on Sigalovada Sutta, Social and religious Influences on human beings and the Middle Path
of Social welfare, Finally, in human societies, Buddhist social roles are very important.
It also found the types of social roles in human society, the effect of social roles based on
sigālovā da sutta to the citizen. It identified the social according to Sayadaw U Janaka Bhivassa
and U Indaka and comparative study of understanding social roles of Sayadaw U Janakan
and social roles in general.