The Development of the Quality of Life According to Anupubbikatha

Abstract

The objectives of this research paper were 1) to study Anupubbikatha in Theravada Buddhism; 2) to study the meaning, concepts and theories on quality of life development; and 3) to propose guidelines for developing the quality of life in accordance with Anupubbikatha. This was a qualitative research. Data were analyzed from the Tipitaka scriptures, commentaries and Buddhist literature. The results of the study showed that 1) Anupubbikatha is the Dhamma that the Lord Buddha preached to the layman in a sequence from simple to hard. There are 5 things: 1.1) Danakatha, describing Dana; 1.2) Silakatha, describing the precepts; 1.3) Saggakatha, describing heaven; 1.4) Kamadinavakatha, describing the dangers of eroticism; and 1.5) Nekkhamanisangsakatha, virtue of ordination. When the mind of the listener is pure and joyful, the Lord Buddha preached a high-level Dhamma with profound depth, namely the Four Noble Truths, which is the teachings that the Buddha taught all beings for release of all suffering; 2) the development of quality of life is to make the person's well-being, obtaining a satisfying lifestyle-related response, and living with physical and mental happiness; 3) the guidelines of quality of life development according to  Anupubbikatha found that there are components and indicators in various aspects reflecting the quality of life which can be divided into 2 parts: 3.1) in terms of development  of secular quality of life, the basic necessities of life are fulfilled; and 3.2) in the aspect of the development of the quality of life in Buddhism, there should be living with wisdom and solving suffering with wisdom.