A Study of the Receiving Results of Action (Kamma) on Theravada Buddhist Philosophy Influence to Life Style

Abstract

This research has the following objectives: 1) to study the receiving results of meritorious action on Theravada Buddhist Philosophy influencing to life style, 2) to study of the receiving results of evil action on Theravada Buddhist Philosophy influence to life style, 3) to analyze the receiving results of action (kamma) on Theravada Buddhist Philosophy influencing to life style. The thesis was the qualitative research methodology, putting the emphasis on documentary research by collecting data from the Tipitaka and relevant texts/documents.

The results showed that: The action (kamma) with the function, the level and the timetable clear the results to the person who did meritorious action and evil action by happiness and suffering for sure. 2. The action (kamma) in Theravada Buddhist Philosophy divides the action (kamma) and the receiving result in to 4 kinds of person as follows: 1) who did a bad thing, then they will be born in state of loss and woe (Apaya), evil state (Duggati), bad falling (Vinipata), hell (naraka), 2) a bad person will be born in Paradise world, 3) a good person will be born in Paradise world, 4) who did a good thing, then they will be born in state of loss and woe (Apaya), evil state (Duggati), bad falling (Vinipata), hell (naraka). 3. To analyze of belief in action (kamma) and the receiving results of action (kamma) on Theravada Buddhist Philosophy influencing to life style at present as follows: 1) a bad person will be born in state of loss and woe (Apaya), evil state (Duggati), bad falling (Vinipata), hell (naraka) because they was continuous to do a bad thing before life till now, 2) a bad person will be born in Paradise world because they was do a virtue before life and that virtue sent them to heaven but a new bad thing what he did, it’s don’t have enough effect to reach there, 3) a good person will be born in Paradise world because they was continuous to do a good thing before life till now, it was send them to Paradise world, 4) a good person will be born in state of loss and woe (Apaya), evil state (Duggati), bad falling (Vinipata), hell (naraka) because they was do too much bad thing before life, that meritorious still too much to got affection results.