REASONING IN LIFE DEVELOPMENT ACCORDING TO MILINDAPAÑHA SCRIPTURES

Abstract

Abstract

The purpose of this article was to analyze reasoning in life development according to Milindapañha Scripture. Through documentary study, it was found that Milindapañha was the name of essential Buddhist scripture which was applied in wisdom and the mindset in sound reasoning in answering various queries between King Milinda and Nāgasena, the sage or King Milinda’s unknowledge to Buddhism. Therefore, Nāgasena, the sage, had made King Milinda comprehend thoroughly and that satisfied him. Consequently, this gave rise to the catechismal literature in the globe and it was essential for the ways in answering various problems: finding rationales relied on observation or the findings from different sources in summarizing the answers; taking fundamental knowledge which might be agreements, regulations, or definitions, what was known and recognized as the truth to find the rationale leading to its answer. And if it became a process leading to an achievement, it would rely on the doctrine called the threefold training consisting of 1. Morality, that is, behavior development based on disciplines and assisting each other 2. Concentration, that is, mind development for strength, stability, and growth in morals 3. Wisdom, that is, knowledge development: the insight meditation to be aware of the truth throughout the globe and lives according to their phenomina able to purify the mind definitely from groups of defilement relevant to the threefold training of 3 levels: 1. the primary level, behavior development (morality); the intermediate level, mind development (concentration); the advanced level, knowledge development (wisdom).