The Security of Buddhism According to Pãsãdhikasutta

Abstract

This article was aimed to study on “The Security of Buddhism According to Pãsãdhikasutta”. The results showed that Pãsãdhikasutta was a kind of Sutta taught by Buddha to Jundha and Anandha by mentioning on conflicts among followers after the death of Nigantha Nataputta. The Buddha implicitly communicated that Buddhism would not be separated like Nigantha doctrine due to different characteristics and elements. The Buddha said that religion that could be prolonged for long period must be consisted of three good elements including: (1) Prophet, (2) Dhamma principles, and (3) followers. The complete religion must have prophet with long priesthood, intelligence, and followers with Four Assemblies (monks, nuns, lay-followers, and female lay-followers). He must have complete knowledge on Dhamma and he must be brave to clarify on impolite blaming of other religions. The Buddha’s teachings are adjusted to be correct and complete as taught by Buddha, especially Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma. For monk’s living, they have to live their lives by using 4 essential factors offered by lay-followers and female lay-followers and returned them with Dhamma teaching.  They must not involve with the extreme of sensual indulgence and self-mortification. Buddhist followers only clarified inquiries as predicted by Buddha and they must practice four foundations of mindfulness to eliminate wrong understanding getting themselves developed according to threefold training, i.e., precepts (behavioral development), meditation (mental development), wisdom (intellectual development).