Dhammasakaccha In Buddhism

Abstract

The Dhammasakaccha is the main process of regulation of the disciplinary rules of the monk. Including the idea of the structure of Vinaya which show the value of society. In Sutta, Dhammasakaccha is the duty that the Lord Buddha supports and it is the important process of the study of Buddhism. Moreover, it is the source of the Sutta which has the main idea connected to the background of the people noticeably

 After the Lord Buddha passed away, Dhammasakaccha is the equipment in the process of the revise of Buddhism including being the protocol of the revise. The duty of the president in the Buddhism revise is to ask question to the venerable who is professional in each chapter. The answer will be memorized and chanted which is to be confirmed by the assembly of the meeting. Especially in the 3^rd revise, there is a writing of Kathavatthu which is in the form of question and answer.

          In Thai society, there is an evidence of Dhammasakaccha in the reign of King Narai. It is from the structure of the Sutta that the kings asked question to the Lord Buddha and Milinda Panha scripture, the maintenance of tradition such as preaching and preaching by asking and answering questions etc., Including to adapt it to be used in the process of mind development in Vipassana Meditation.