AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF SELF DEVELOPMENT OF NOVICES ACCORDING TO SAMANERASIKKHA IN BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES

Abstract

In this thesis with three objectives, there were (1) to study the Samanerasikkha in the scriptures of Buddhism, (2) to study the self-development of novices in an accordance with Samanerasikkha and (3) to study and analyze the self-development of novices depending upon the Samanerasikkha. This research was the qualitative method by finding the documentary data. “Samanerasikkha” was meant that the items of rules were formally written or proclaimed by the Buddha for the novices who must not violate those. If they had violated it, they will have many types of punishment. The self-development of novices along with the principle of Samanerasikkha was meant that they have to improve themselves better and better until they must not violate the rules that were legislated by the Buddha for the novices. This was called Varitasila. It is the law or rules for the Buddhist novices. Therefore, the Samanerasikkha is the best rules by the process for developing the Buddhist novices to control and improve the verbal and physical competency peacefully and beautifully within the society of novices and bhikkhus. The self-development due to the Samanerasikkha has to help and develop the verbal and physical ability of the Buddhist novices caused to avoid all of sin or bad things. first of all, they will be the beautiful manners by standing, walking, sitting or having the food in time until they will give the sermon by the respect the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha so that they would be the clan of the peaceful bhikkhus for all time.