THE ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE CATEGORIZATION OF THE FIVE NIYAMA

Abstract

This article is to summarize the thematic which title is The Analytical Study of Dhamma Niyama. This research is a qualitative study, focused on the documentary studies, mainly in the Tipitaka, the relating documentaries and the Buddhist scholars’ works. All the data are classified into the system, concluded and presented in the descriptive analysis. The results of the research are found that the Five Niyamas appearing in the Atthakata of Mahapatthanasutta which are the outcomes of the categorizing of the Dhamma Niyama as follows: (1) Utu Niyama is the natural law of non-living matter. (2) Bija Niyama is the law of living material (3) Citta Niyama is the law of mental activity. (4) Kamma is the law of moral causation and (5) Dhamma Niyama is of several meanings. It is often used to refer to the Buddha’s teachings concerning the manifestation of reality or the nature of existence. The Dhamma Niyama from this categorization was defined as the seven Buddhas’ biographies in order to worship them in the researcher’s interpretation. So, the minor outcome laws which are of the meanings corresponding to original Dhamma Niyama are only four laws as follows:- (1) Utu Niyama (2) Bija Niyama (3) Citta Niyama and (4) Kamma Niyama. All of these Niyamas are different from the present Buddhist Scholars who interpret the minor Dhamma Niyama with the same meanings as the big original Dhamma Niyama.