Dharma Principles in Tripitaka for Promotiong Human Rights

Abstract

Dhamma principles in the Tipitaka for promoting Human Rights. As a result of the study, it was found that the rights of human refer to various rights that humans should deserve from birth to death, and everyone should respect the rights rightfully. The rights have common characteristics are as follows 1) rights that attached to humans; 2) rights that are universal; 3) rights that cannot be transferred to each other. And 4) it is a right that is not deprived. Such rights are universal and eternal. Therefore, the purpose of human rights are to be created for the sake of happiness, the equality of all humanity in the globe. It is divided into six categories: 1) the right to live, 2) the right to receive education, 3) the right to work, 4) the right to freedom, 5) the right to holding wealth. Moreover, human rights have only two boundaries: 1) Human Rights in general is a fraternal interaction between each other 2) Legitimate Rights refer to the act of treating each other between humans and all things in the world as if they were brothers and have mutual relationship for living. Dhamma principles for promoting Human Rights in the Tipitaka are a practice that is for the benefit of human well-being unlimitedly and regardless of race or status, such as beliefs or karmic law. The Rights are as series of practices intended for benefit of the practitioners, who have many levels of access, according to their knowledge and intellectual abilities. There are accordance and support from beginning to middle to high by practicing self-development contributing three benefits that are 1) self-benefits, 2) others’ benefits and 3) mutual benefits. The way to apply the Dhamma principles in the Tipitaka for promoting Human Rights in current society are summarized as follows 1) Giving, sacrificing and sharing is to reduce stinginess and to control bullying. 2) Meditation is to be for peace of mind and ready to work; and 3) Wisdom is for the realization of all moral conditions. Therefore, Human Rights in the Tipitaka can help encouraging the denial of evil and urging people to do good to each other as a human-being and to develop human life into peace.