An Integrating of Three Benefits (Attha) Teaching for Social Welfare: An Analysis in Buddhist Perspective

Abstract

The objective of this article is to integrate three benefits (Attha) for social welfare with analysis based on the Buddhist perspective. According to the study, it was found that Attha means benefit consisting of 3 types: 1) Diiṭṭhadhammikattha, 2) Samparāyikattha, and 3) Paramattha. These three Attha can be synthesized to social welfare to solve the life problems, i.e., 1) Diṭṭhadhammikattha or the present benefit helping a person to obtain the four necessary needs for the physical survival, a relief for individuals, 2) Samparāyikattha or future benefits which is a means of social welfare for social peace, it is a social response aiming to provide assistance to solve social problems, 3) Poramattha is a means of mental relief so that a person becomes stable, peaceful and happy, which is the complete solution of problems.