The Model Enhancing for Ethical Obligation for Couples based on Buddhist Principles

Abstract

          This research article aimed to study 1) study the model for enhancing ethical obligation of the couple based on Buddhist Principles, 2) study the development of the model for enhancing ethical obligation of the couple based on Buddhist principles, 3) to present the model for enhancing ethical responsibility of the couple based on Buddhist principles. This research employs a qualitative methodology through documentary research and in-depth interviews. The target group for interviews consisted of six Buddhist scholars and ten individuals with direct experience in marital life, selected through purposive sampling. The research results were found as follows that modern marital relationships are increasingly fragile due to social, economic, and cultural challenges. Strengthening ethical commitment requires mutual respect, honesty, trust, emotional support, adaptability, and shared life goals. Buddhist teachings provide a vital foundation, particularly the Four Virtues of the Householder, the Four Principles of Harmonious Living, the Four Bases of Social Solidarity, the Six Directions, all of which guide couples in fostering stable, sustainable, and virtuous relationships. The synthesis led to the development of the COUPLE Model—Compassion, Obligation, Understanding, Patience, Love, and Effort—integrating Buddhist principles with family psychology. This model emphasizes balance in body, mind, and morality, showing that sustainable marital love is not merely an emotion, but a process of mutual cultivation grounded in mindfulness and wisdom, leading to enduring happiness and stability in married life.