AN ANALYSIS OF THE METHOD OF THE BUDDHA’S TEACHING IN THE TRIPITAKA

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the methods of The Buddha’s teaching in the Tripitaka in terms of teachers, learners, contents and teaching methods. It is a documentary research by collecting documentary data from the Tripitaka and analyzing and evaluating the methods of the Buddha’s teaching.
The results of the research revealed that the methods of the Buddha’s teaching in the Tripitaka (1) in terms of the teachers, teachers have the following characteristics : being well-learned (wisdom of the Buddha), being a good example (purity of the Buddha), and being kind and compassionate (graciousness of the Buddha), (2) in terms of the learners, the Buddha used differentiated instruction of the learners/ listeners on the basis of individual differences, (3) in terms of the content, there should be an analysis of teaching content to be appropriate for each student in order of difficulty, (4) in terms of teaching methods, the Buddha used an integrated analysis of the learner and content to find an appropriate method, and (5) in terms of teaching evaluation, the Buddha used the evaluation of teaching results is carried out alongside teaching.