GUIDELINES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH BUDDHIST ETHICS

Abstract

Dhamma principles are the process of developing the mind and basic life of human beings for completeness with wisdom, and happiness. Because the ethics that are the principles of the highest goodness, that is, the Buddhist ethics that the Buddha had practiced and taught the Buddhists to live with wisdom, not to live a life with negligence. The principle is to let go of evil, to do good and to purify one's own body and mind. The author has presented the guidelines for the practice of Buddhist ethics into 3 levels as follows: 1) Primary Buddhist ethics, namely the five precepts or the five precepts, which are righteous physical and verbal conduct. and keeping the body and speech in order. 2) Buddhist ethics at the middle level It is an ethical Buddhist that aims to refine oneself to have a higher mind. It is to abstain from the 10 unwholesome actions and to complete the wholesome action. 3) High-level Buddhist ethics which is an ethic that aims to develop oneself to be noble It consists of the teachings of the eightfold path, also known as Majjhima Patipada, which means the Middle Way.