An Analytical Study of the Problem of Buddhist Ethics in Dhammapadaṭhakathā according to Buddhist Ethics

Abstract

          The purpose of this research were: 1) to study the ethical problem in the Dhammapadṭhakathā, 2) to study the judging criteria of Buddhist ethics, and 3) to analyze of judging on ethical problems in the Dhammapadthakathā scriptures based on Buddhist ethics. It is a documentary research by collecting data from Trīpitaka, Dhammapadthakathā and related researches, and presented the research results by inductive analytical descriptive method.
          The research results found that:
          1. The Dharmapada is the verse of the Dharma that the Lord Buddha spoke in short stanzas for different times, places, and different people, totaling 423 verses. It is a scripture composed to explain or interpret the words or text of the Dhammapada spells. It has the characteristics of poetry or incantations. Specifically, there are 3 aspects of ethical problems in the Dhammapadthakathā scriptures, namely physical or physical misconduct, verbal or verbal misconduct, and mental or mental misconduct.
          2. Criteria for judging according to Buddhist ethics are the criteria that appear in the Tripitaka based on the criteria for judging according to the type of karma, namely good and bad karma following to the views of Buddhist scholars are 2 persons, namely, Phra Dhammapitaka (P.A. Payutto) and Wasin Indrasara.
          3. Analyzing ethical problems in the Dhammapadṭhakathā scriptures in three aspects: the acrobatics aspect is about Phra Putikattathera, who used to be a bird hunter; and a pig dealer named Chuntasukrik, who lives by raising pigs and slaughtering a large number of pigs. The actions of the two were considered duties, On the other hand, verbal action speaks of inciting divisions (Pisuṇāvācā) and idle chatter is talk of usefulness and destruction; and the mental karma aspect, which refers to the covetousness of other people's property (Aphicha) which appears in the brahman liar (Kuhaka Brahmana) and the malice towards other people and other beings which appears in the kukkutamit.