Buddhist Studies for Building a Peaceful Society

Abstract

This research on Buddhist studies for building a peaceful society. It is a qualitative research, a field research with the following objectives: 1) To study the content and essences of studying in the Buddhist Studies Curriculum for Peaceful Society 2) To study the content and essences element of the Buddhist Studies Curriculum for Peaceful Society and 3) To present the creation of a peaceful society by studying the contents of the Buddhist Studies curriculum for creating a peaceful society. There were three groups of key informants used in research by in-depth interviews and experts in the focus group discussion: group 1, the faculty who gave lectures on Buddhism, group 2, the faculty who lectured on peace studies, MMR, and group 3, students who studied Buddhism at the graduate level, the total number of 17persons. The data analysis were descriptive content analysis.

The results showed that: 1. The content and essence of teaching Buddhist studies for the creation of a peaceful society found that there are teachings on morality, concentration, and wisdom, 2.The elements of content and essence of teaching Buddhist studies for the creation of a peaceful society found that there are elements of morality, concentration, and wisdom, there are good results of morality, good results of concentration, and good results of wisdom and keeping the precepts or observing the precepts, keeping the Meditation treatment or meditation practice, and Keeping Wisdom or Practicing Wisdom, and 3. Presenting of creating a peaceful society by studying the contents and essences of the Buddhist Studies for building a Peaceful Society. It found that if morality, concentration, and wisdom were actually implemented in any society, Peace that is not encroachment on one another's body and property,  would come in that society.