GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING BUDDHIST ETHICS TO DEVELOP POLITICAL LEADERS

Abstract

This article was written with objectives to let youths, students and general public to study and understand the meanings of Buddhist ethics for politicasl leaders, Buddhist ethics cultivation for political leaders.Here the author focused mainly on Sappurisa-dhamma, the principles of good people that the leaders should acumulate, should have and should be or should practice for political leaders. Currently, Thai society is a materialist society. The direction of social change may be both positive and negative. Or progressively affecting those under the current of change can go on the opposite side, negative or regressive. Buddhism has important doctrines aimed at developing a person to have true knowledge and wisdom related to life. Society has led people away from the Buddha-dharma, focusing only on seeking benefits without thinking about Buddhist ethics as the main way of life, which is a method or tool to achieve the most beneficial goal. The goal of life and the ideal of life. It covered the criteria for determining whether an action is good or bad. should or shouldn't for this reason, if a leader lacks ethics, it could cause damage to the community, society and the country.