Open AccessSeeing A Buddhist Doing Business: An Interview with Sudhamek AWS
Author(s) -
Yulianti Yulianti
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
shirkah
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2503-4243
pISSN - 2503-4235
DOI - 10.22515/shirkah.v3i2.197
Subject(s) - buddhism , indonesian , sociology , interview , salient , management , semi structured interview , business ethics , public relations , law , political science , qualitative research , social science , philosophy , economics , theology , anthropology , linguistics
This paper discusses an interview with Sudhamek AWS, a well-known Buddhist businessman in Indonesia. Through this interview, the author of this article confidently examines how Sudhamek negotiated the practices of Buddhism and business. The author has conducted a structured interview with Sudhamek directly. Having conducting an interview, the author argues that as a businessman, Sudhamek is not just a businessperson but he is a Buddhist who tries to put his understanding of religion into practice especially related to his way of life. This interview has a salient contribution for opening portray of business values in Indonesian businessman world today. Keywords: business, spiritual economics, Buddhism ethics