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The Importance of Salleka Sutta for solving contemporary social conflict

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dc.contributor.author Sumana Thero, Bodagama
dc.contributor.author Pagngnaloka Thero, K.
dc.contributor.author Sobitha Thero, Karapikkada
dc.date.accessioned 2016-02-03T08:30:52Z
dc.date.available 2016-02-03T08:30:52Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.citation Sumana Thero, Bodagama, Pagngnaloka Thero, K. and Sobitha Thero, Karapikkada 2015. The Importance of Salleka Sutta for solving contemporary social conflict. 3rd Biennial Conference of the International Association for Asian Heritage, 27th - 28th December 2015, Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya & International Association for Asian Heritage (IAAH). p. 62. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-955-4563-62-9
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/11591
dc.description.abstract A number of social conflicts arise in society and the impact of them on the social development can be clearly recognized. The Salleka Sutta introduces techniques to solve such social conflicts. As Salleka Sutta indicates there are three major roots of social problems such as lust, hatred and delusion. These three roots effects on every social problem also conflicts and they lead people to conduct a lot of unwholesome deeds. Furthermore, Salleka Sutta introduces forty four types of unwholesome behavioral patterns and mental states that can lead individuals to problematic and maladaptive behaviours. Every social problem and especially antisocial personality characteristics are based on these forty four types of behavioral patterns and mental states according to Salleka Sutta. Some of them are ignorant, lust, killing, stealing, misconduct, telling lies, gossiping etc. In addition, the Salleka Sutta mentions solutions for social problems that can be implemented to develop the quality of human society. Right vision, right concepts, right actions are some of those solutions mentioned in the Sutta. The hatred can be diminished from developing kindness, the Sutta suggests ways and means to purify the mind from those forty four types of unwholesome roots. In addition, the individual can follow five precepts, ten unwholesome deeds (Dasakusal), eight fold path for enhancing the mentality by diminishing antisocial behaviours of emotions. It is concluded that the Salleka Sutta can have a great influence on solving social problems and conflicts and also to develop a civilized society. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya en_US
dc.subject Salleka Sutta en_US
dc.subject contemporary social conflict en_US
dc.subject social development en_US
dc.title The Importance of Salleka Sutta for solving contemporary social conflict en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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