Morality in the character of the Mahachat Vessantara Jataka in the Form of Government

Abstract

Jataka was a tales dealing with the Bodhisatta’s moral performances. In such Jataka, the character signified the virtues of the leaders, his roles for governing, decision or problems solving with listening most people’s votes, morality, and righteousness. The morality of the rulers is their gratitude to the nature he lives, dare to choose the right decision for problem solving, responsibility, knowledge, prudence, and being mindful, balancing the country’s prosperity and the hidden powers. the peaceful and prosperity depend on the virtues of the rulers therefore the rulers must show the right relationship of natural environment and life’ conditions, duet to his virtues will help for evil demolishing.

To make the country prosperous depends on the virtue of the rulers. Therefore, the rulers are related to the natural environment. Because the ruling leaders are virtuous, bad events will not happen