Management of Social Organization Based on Buddhist Community with Four Saṅgahavatthus

Abstract

This article aims to present the management of social organization according to Buddhist principle. This management establishes organizational management culture within Buddhist community sustainably. This article mentions to the meanings and types of social organization, including social organizational management in order to drive Buddhist community with four Saṅgahavatthus. The result of this study reveals that five social organizational managements are driven to be Buddhist community in the following Dhammas: 1) a management drive for working with people and by people used Dāna; 2) a management drive for achieving the goal of organization used Piyavācā; 3) a management drive for building a balance between effectiveness and efficiency used Samānattatā; 4) a management drive for using the most of limited resources used Atthacariyā; and 5) a management drive for facing the changed external environment used Samānattatā. The body of knowledge from this article reveals that Saṅgahavatthus is able to apply to five Western social organizational managements which are integrated by Buddhist principle for building social organizational management based on Buddhist community definitely.