A Model of Human Development with the Buddhist Ethics

Abstract

The objectives of this research articles were: 1) to study human development; 2) to study human development according to Buddhist ethics; 3) to analyze human development model according to Buddhist ethics. This study was carried out by means of documentary research by collecting data from primary and secondary sources before the obtained data were interpreted by Descriptive Analysis according to the inductive method.
The research results were as follows:
1. Human development is to make human beings to live in the right way of life. Human beings have an animal nature that can be trained to develop themselves. Buddhism puts human beings as the center of development to enable human beings to live within the framework of moral ethics in every aspect.
2. Buddhist ethics in human development is the standard of human behavior from the basic to the middle level, and to the high level, so that human beings can lead a virtuous life according to the ideals that human beings can achieve for perfect humanity.
3. Human development model according to the Tisikkhā principles is the stage of full human development to develop human beings to become a complete human being in 3 areas. 1) Behavioral development (Adhisīlasikkhā) according to the Magga including Sammāvācā, Sammākammanta and Sammāājīva. This is a support that makes the person ready to build the foundation of the mind to have better quality. 2) Mental human development. (Adhicittasikkhā) according to the Magga that arises again: Sammāvāyāma, Sammāsati and Sammāsamādhi to make the practitioner's mind complete with virtue as the base of intellectual development; 3) Intellectual human development (Adhipaññāsikkhā) according to the Magga: Sammādiṭṭhi and Sammāsaṅkappa to make practitioners ready in wisdom that can live with stable and sustainable wisdom.