The Development of Intellectual Well-Being By Buddhist Dhamma Medical Science

Abstract

This academic article aims to explain the intellectual well-being development through the Buddhist Dhamma medical science. By studying documents and research, it was found that, Dr. Jaiphet Klajon's Buddhist Dhamma Medical Science is a new science of medicine that emerged in Thailand. The main idea is “the practice to reach the state of Lokuttara happiness (supreme happiness or supraworldly happiness or Nirodha/Vimutti/Nirvana). Which can occur in the present moment and happened at the same time of holistic well-being development in all aspects (physical, mental, social, intellectual). This is done through the 3 training camp, including the Buddhist Dhamma Medical Health Camp, A non-toxic agriculture camp for a happy life, and Tripitaka Camp. Every camp will organize the practice of adhi-precepts, adhi-citta, adhi-paññā, and the 5 causes of Vimutti (liberation), include all 3 parts: theory, practice, and measurement, with appropriate to each context. The result is that the practitioner has the wisdom to access the nature of the Four Noble Truths in his/her mind, making them aware and able to understand good and evil deeply to the supraworldly level (Lokuttara dhamma). They can understand the ‘Tilakkhana’ (the three characteristic of existence), the Karma (The behavior and its consequences), the disadvantages of having defilement and the benefits of defilement cessasion, deeply at the ‘Paticcasamuppada’ level (the deeply level to explain relativity of the cause and result of suffering). Therefore, one can deeply distinguish the benefits and harms of various behaviors and events in their life, in both abstract and concrete levels. This leads to awakening and removing oneself from the influence of defilement: greed, anger, and delusion. They can release their holding on to things respectively. Their mind is thus freed from suffering in order. All of this result, cause them achieve a state of intellectual well-being, that they can live a balanced and happy life.