An Analysis of Suttas for Teaching Non-Buddhists in Theravada Buddhist Scriptures

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to investigate and examine sutras used to instruct non-Buddhists in Theravada Buddhist scriptures. From the two examinations conducted, it was determined that the first theme has 29 sutras and the second theme contains 26 sutras. The study derived from the recommendations of Somdet Phramaha Samanachao Kromphraya Wachirayanawarorot, whose intent is to make the study of the numerous sutras by non-Buddhist laypeople easier and quicker. The purpose of education is to generate new knowledge through observation, analysis, and interpretation. According to the sutras in these two chapters, heedlessness in forsaking evil in body, speech, and mind constitutes a consensus. Doing good deeds and cultivating a clear mind are crucial milestones for a person who has thoroughly learned and implemented the sutra, which will result in great merit for the practitioner. Buddhism had the opportunity to hear the true lessons that he had already demonstrated, based on heedlessness, when it met Buddhism.