THE SOLUTION GREED IN SOCIETY IN BUDDHISM

Abstract

The social problems caused by the greed of the present with the past appears in scripture Theravada Buddhism is the same behavior is a violation of five precepts of which affect the individual offender and society have suffered. When viewed in terms of the cycle of Dependent Originations are the defilements, action, effect, will find that the defilement is the greed as the cause of bad action and bad action is bad behavior or corruption and effect is an acceptance of action such as to be caught by the law. The principle of Dhamma in Therawada Buddhism finds that principles of Dhamma can be applied to solve the greed problem in the society are charity is to give the materials to reduce the greed from the mind. The precept is the forbidding of body and speech for no violation the other assets and persons and relieve the greed and promote to reduce the greed for the peace of society.