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LIGHT OF PRAYUDH
Buddhist Economics* (End)
Phra Brahmagunabhorn (P.A. Payutto)
Summary
In summary, one important point that
must be stressed is that the economic
results that we seek are not ends in
themselves. They are means, and the
end to which they must lead is the
development of the quality of life and
of humanity itself. Consequently, it is foundations for human development
the view of Buddhism that economic and the enhancement of the quality of
activity and its results must provide the life. They allow us to realize the
basis of support for a good and noble profound: after eating, the peasant
life one of individual and social listened to Dhamma and became
development. enlightened. We must ensure that the
Buddhism considers economics to creation of wealth leads to a life in
be of great significance — this is which people can be creative, develop
demonstrated by the Buddha having their potentials, and endeavor to be
the peasant eat something before good and noble. It is in short the
teaching him. Economists might differ quality of life that we are talking about.
as to whether the Buddha’s investment In Buddhism there is a teaching
of a 480 kilometer walk was worth the called the Three Attha: that is, the
enlightenment of a single person, but initial, medium, and ultimate goals of
the point is that not only is Right human life. The initial, or basic goal
Livelihood one of the factors of the refers to ‘visible benefits,’ of which a
Eightfold Path, but that hungry people reasonable economic security is
cannot appreciate Dhamma. Although central; but the benefits of the first
consumption and economic wealth are Attha have to be coordinated so as to
important, they are not goals in assist with the attainment of the two
themselves, but are merely the further goals—the medium goal of
