Principles of Sangha Unity to Solve Social Conflicts

Abstract

This academic article aims to apply the principle of Sangha unity in solving social conflicts. It was found that human beings cannot live in this world alone, but they must coexist with two or more people and expand into a wider society. The effects of social integration were both positive and negative. The positive effects were the safety of life, having the morale to do more than one person can do, having the power of creative thinking that came from the exchange of ideas with each other, etc. At the same time, it also had negative effects, such as causing conflicts in various dimensions whether conflicts within the family, conflicts in the community, conflicts in the workplace as well as conflicts that occurred in society and the nation, etc. In eliminating conflicts in society, the process of solving conflicts was facing each other, talking to each other, working together to find common ways to solve problems under the framework of the rules of society. This process was actually the essence of Sangha unity by adhering to the principles of Saraniyadhamma 6, namely 1) Mettakayakamma, 2) Mettavacikamma, 3) Mettamanokamma, 4) Sadharanabhogita, 5) Silasamanyata and 6) Ditthisamanyata. When people in society were free from conflict, society will be peaceful, unity, love, and harmony leading to real progress and social well-being.