BUDDHA-DHAMMA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN THE ERA OF CHANGE

Abstract

This article is to study Buddha-dhamma for human capital development in the era of change, since the human capital is the foundation of development and driving mechanism in society with physical and brain powers in human bodies. However, technological modernization in the changing world has adverse effects on the human capital in the following ways: 1) physical aspect; human has inferior health because of various diseases, 2) social aspect; social interaction is reduced, 3) mental aspect; human cannot control and know of one’s mind and
4) intellectual aspect; human uses his intellect in in-appropriate ways, etc. For these reasons: 1) family, community and society should have duties to instill good value and attitude in the human capital and 2) State should reform learning process to develop human capital to be intelligent and good with morality. More importantly, Buddha-dhamma, Bhavana 4 should be applied in human capital development process towards the sustainable target, consisting of 1) Kaya-bhavana, physical development to have good and strong health, 2) Sila bhavna, moral development to have good behavior with virtue and ethics to live together peacefully with precepts, 3) Citta bhavana, mental development to have stable and strong mind and 4) Panna-bhavana, wisdom development to have knowledge, ability and awareness of various situations in education and religions.