
Socio- Political Education and Women Empowerment in Buddhist Perspective
Author(s) -
Sitthiporn Khetjoi,
Worachat Thasa,
Saccarak Raisa-nguan,
Phattharachai Uthaphan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0033-3077
DOI - 10.17762/pae.v58i1.954
Subject(s) - buddhism , empowerment , politics , perspective (graphical) , gender studies , psychology , subordination (linguistics) , power (physics) , sociology , social psychology , political science , law , geography , linguistics , philosophy , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , computer science
The purpose of research was to study the socio-political education and women empowerment in Buddhist perspective. The researchers studied and collected the data from Buddhist scriptures, texts, and related document about socio-political education and women empowerment in Buddhist perspective and analyzed by using content analysis. The results indicated that For decades, women have been parts of the supply of cheap, unskilled or semi-skilled labors for the industrial and service sectors. Gender discrimination continues even in the present times. At the same time, the problems of rural and urban lower-class women cannot be ignored. The empowerment of women is one of the solutions to the problems of inequality, subordination and marginalization that women face in the society. However, this kind of empowerment is only partial for all though they have economic and political power, they are kept out of decision making or they are dependent on their husband, father or brother for crucial decisions. Buddhism accepts that every human being, independent of the consideration of sex, gender, class etc. is composed of five elements (Paṇcakkhandhā): namely rupa skandha, samjṇa skandha, vedanā skandha, saṁskāra skandha and vijṇanā skandha. On this basis, Buddhism has advocated the equality between man and women and thus has transcended the gender difference. It treats man and woman equally. Buddhism reflected in the Buddhist scriptures that there is a biological difference between women and men, but they have similar intellectual, mental as well as spiritual capabilities.