THE CONCEPT OF THE ORIGIN OF THE STATE IS BASED ON THE AGGAÑÑA SUTTA OF BUDDHISM

Abstract

This academic article on political science entitled “The Concept of the Origin of State Based on the Aggañña Sutta of Buddhism”, first presented the Western concepts of the origin of state based on 4 theories i.e. The Divine Theory, The Force Theory, The Natural Theory and The Social Contract Theory. It was followed by the concept of the origin of states based on Aggañña Sutta in Dhiganikaya, Patikavagga of Suttanpitaka. This Buddhist theory was more or less in accord with the Western theories of the Contract Theories taught by Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean –Jacques Rousseau. But the Buddhist theory was considered to be older than the Western philosophers for more than 2,000 years.