The Development of 5 Māsakas’ Price Evaluation in The Theravada Buddhism
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This article mainly focuses on five issues: 1) the derivation of the word “Māsaka” and its meaning 2) the development of gold Māsaka as a composition of Adinnādānā moral rule violation 3) the development of 5 Māsakas gold in sense of weight 4) the development in sense of gold purity in Māsaka 5) the development in sense of price evaluation of the 5 Māsakas gold type. The result of the study acknowledges that the derivation and the meaning of the word “Māsaka” are the bases of the four kinds of development. The development of gold Māsaka as a composition of Adinnādānā moral rule violation appears clearly in Tripitaka. However, the fact that Māsaka is gold appears clearly in sub-commentary. Also, sub-commentary made clear in sense of weight that the gold weight equal to 5 grains of Masa nut. Thus, relating this value to ancient Indian coins, it will show that 5 Māsakas are equal to 1.13 or 1.18 gram. Moreover, the gold purity that contains in Māsaka also obviously appears in sub-commentary. There are two implications: the highest value during the Lord Buddha’s era and below one-fourth of that highest value. Regarding to the gold purifying method during the Lord Buddha’s era, this will show that they are equal to 93% and 23.177% respectively. When the last two senses of development are as mentioned, the evaluation of 5 Māsakas has 4 Implications.
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