Author affiliation: Faculty member of International Buddhist Studies College (IBSC),Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
關鍵詞
Suicide; End of Suffering; Buddhist Perspective
摘要
Suicide is a problem that is present in every society at every level. It has become an increasing behavior that is imitated and acceptable, appearing on various social media. To a large degree in contemporary society in particular, the rate of suicide attempts is quickly escalating. This is caused by many social factors of many kinds, such as family problems; economic problems; problems in love relationships; problems in a society that is disoriented, chaotic, competitive and lacking in sincerity; face-saving problems when with a debt burden at work, the problem of suffering from a disease that makes one not want to live anymore, and other problems not mentioned here that constitute conditions giving rise to attempted suicide. If one believes in the circle of death and birth, suicide addresses the problem at only that moment, but as for the future, it will still be a problem that one cannot avoid, as it was merely passed by in evasion.When the real cause is not properly extinguished, even more problems within society will arise. So, the right way of ending such problems is to give yourself the opportunity to have life in order to create good things to yourself and society and in order to cultivate cognitive wisdom in the mind which leads to the complete end of problems.
目次
Introduction 95 What’s Behind Suicide? 96 Components of Successful Killing 97 The Buddhist View on Suicide 98 Is Suicide a Crisis or an Opportunity of Being Free from Suffering? 101 The Value of Being a Man 102 Conclusion 103
