THE PRINCIPLE OF KALAYĀṆAMITTA IN TEMIYA JĀTAKA

Abstract

This academic was purposely made to present the concept of Kalayāṇamitta in the Jātaka named Temiya referring to the Nekkhamma perfection cultivated by Temiyarājakumāra. He who saw his father punishing the wrongdoer, thought that the king's punishment was sinful. So he prayed for himself to be deaf, mute, and lame, and then developed Loving Kindness. So, he prayed for himself to be deaf, mute, and lame, and then developed Loving Kindness, and express the 7 virtues of harmlessness and Non-violence as follows: as follows: 1) being lovely to other, 2) being respectable, 3) being honorable, 4) being wise in speaking, 5) being patient to spoken words, 6) being intelligible in explaining story, and 7) guiding one to the right path. All these virtues are empowered the mind of those who renounce the household life leading to the right view and threefold training whereby self-development could be actualized accordingly.