Anger Suppressing Rightly Performed by Buddhists in Thai Society

Abstract

This article aims to study how to suppress of anger in practical aspect for Buddhists in Thai society. It was an academic article as a guideline for anger suppressing focusing on a study of the meaning and tactics of anger suppressing. It showed that anger (Dosa) indicates to angry behavior, hatred, malice, vengeance, mayhem, all of anger types will cause catastrophic destruction to oneself and others. The nature of anger is hatred. The method of anger suppressing according to Buddhism which taught that at the elementary level, one must perform five precepts which enable the flexible mind and provide chance to quench anger, trying not to let anger arise. Having practiced like this, person’s mentality immediately become clear, free and concentrated quickly, and functions with the knowledge on how to let go of anger from one's mind. Then he must know how to give up or let go of anger by living with awareness observing mentality’s conditions and the anger that will rise in the mind, or applying Mettā or compassionate mind wishing others to gain physical and mental happiness by spreading his pure compassionate mind to all beings who were born in the world to be ever happy, or to have Dama which refers to restraining the mind from anger or to have patience to the renouncing of anger, Hiri-ottappa referring a shame to let anger arise, burning his mind and creating troubles for oneself and others.