Multiculturalism: Coexistence of Communities Along Saraniyadhamma Buddhist Integration
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The research article aimed at investigating “multiculturalism: coexistence of communities based on the Buddhist integration of Sāraṇīyadhamma”. According to the findings of the study, community coexistence is possible regardless of religion or nationality. They are all humans living in the same planet. Sāraṇīyadhamma, or Six States of Conciliation, are virtues for humans or people in communities to follow and coexist peacefully. Sāraṇīyadhamma consist as follows: (1) Mettākāyakamma refers to being amiable in deed, openly and in private; (2) Mettāvacīkamma refers to being amiable in word and having a compassionate heart to advise, openly and in private; (3) Mettāmanokamma refers to being amiable in thought in order to benefit for one another, openly and in private; (4) Sādhāraṇabhogitā refers to sharing any lawful gains with virtuous fellows; (5) Sīlasāmaññatā refers to keeping without blemish the rules of conduct along with one’s fellows, openly and in private; and (6) Diṭṭhisāmaññatā refers to being endowed with right views along with one’s fellows, openly and in private. As a result, multiculturalism entails accepting community lifestyles for peaceful coexistence and assisting one another based on one's religious beliefs and practices, as well as the faith inherited from ancestors.
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