Abstract

This research entitled “a comparative study of leadership’s concept of Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu and Phrabromkunāporn (P.A.Payutto)”. The objectives of this research were 1) to study about the leadership accordance with Theravāda

Buddhism 2) to study about the perspective on leadership of Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu

and Phrabromkunāporn (P.A.Payutto) and 3) to compare leadership in the viewpoint of Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu and Phrabromkunāporn ( P.A. Payutto). The study of this research was documentary research which focused on studying through scriptures in Buddhism, documents, research papers, and academic articles about the leadership.

 The study of leadership accordance with Theravāda Buddhism, it was found that when a great number of people live together in a society it is entailed that a leader is needed to sustain the society. The people and nation have to consequently depend on a leader as a head or chief administrator. Therefore, the leader is very important just like a compass which indicates the direction for the travelers.

The Lord of Buddha once said to Phra Arnon that, ‘any Dhamma doctrines which I enacted for those of you shall be a representative for you.’ This can be seen that the Lord Buddha has emphasized on Dhammas Vinaya than a personalized leader because Dhammas never changed. Such mentioned Dhamma principles included  Three Adhipateyya , knowing about the administrative regime which was suitable with organization and the community, four Brahmavihāra , knowing to exert both power and obligation on the others, four Saṅgahavatthu , knowing about befriending with the others,  five Bala , knowing to administrate oneself wisely with intellectual and emotional stability, six Sāraṇīyadhamma, knowing how to administrate oneself simultaneously with jobs, six Disā , knowing about roles and duties in the society, seven Aparihāniyadhamma , administrating the jobs efficiently with maintaining the benefits of the organization, and  seven Sappurisadhamma, knowing a lot to administrate oneself and the organization and preventing any damages to the organization.

      From the studying about the leadership in the perspectives of Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu and Phrabromkunāporn (P.A. Payutto), it was found that Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu would like to preach about the high-level of Dhamma named Paramanutarasuññatā. Actually he meant that he had absolutely removed Lobha     ( greed ), Dosa ( anger ) and Moha ( ignorance ) as well as holding on the ego out of him as Samucchedapahāna state ( which meant ‘ never existed ). Therefore, when it comes to talk about the supreme Suññatā or the ‘emptiness’, he needs to stipulate the name that Paramanuttarasuññatā.

      Meanwhile, in the Buddhist Dictionary’s version of Buddhist lexicon of Phra Dhammapiṭaka (P.A. Payutto) defined the Eighty Six Sappurisadhamma to be Dhamma of a noble, virtuous person. There are seven components of being a noble person which included 1 ) Dhammaññutā – knowing of the core or cause 2 ) Atthañutā – knowing the purpose or logics 3) Attaññutā  - knowing of oneself 4) Mattaññutā – knowing to be modest – 5 ) Kālaññutā – knowing of time 6 ) Parisaññutā – knowing of community and society and 7 ) Puggalaññutā – knowing of people. These seven components of morality were intrinsic attributes of a leader. A leader shall have these seven components of Dhamma which had seven related completely propitious factors and would enable the leader to manage or accomplish every task in a successful way.

      The researcher chose the topic of the comparative study of the perspective on leadership of Bhuddhadāsa Bhikku and Phrabromgunāporn (P.A. Payutto ) to make this research in order to study about the two reverend monk if how similar or different they were. When the study was being done, the details showed that both of them were monks in different period with respective capability. However, they did have the same mission of trying to make the people to access into the genuine core of Dhamma principles. They were permanent researcher and seeker of knowledge. They liked to record events that took place and Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu would like to preach high level of Dhamma for people such as Suññatā or Paticcasamupapāda.

On the other hand, Phrabromgunāporn ( P.A. Payutto ) at the time when he was still Phra Dhammapiṭaka and worked as a vice-rector to Mahachulalongkornrajaviddhayalā university, he had contributed a lot to the university. He is a model, idealistic monk for the Thai Saṃgha, with a simple life according to the discipline of monk and also has a graceful conduct to have faith for. In summary, both of them were good model for all the monks and novices for behaving, acting, education and being modest in status.

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