A Practical Study of Six Directions in Buddhist Scripture

Abstract

This article is studied from the research aiming study:- (1) for study of 6
directions in Buddhist scriptures, (2) for study of ways in 6 directions for the
development of life quality and (3) for creation of way for application of 6 directions
in the present time of society. This is document research. Tepiṭaka is the primary
source. Its analysis is used by description. The result of this research is found that:-
The 6 directions are belong to Dhamma for respecting together. The
Buddhist scholar says that “duty of society”. It is said by the Buddha in Dῑghanikāya
Pātikavagga arising in Rājagriha, Magadha, India. Its story is Singālakamānava being
a son of richman who follows his father before death for respecting such directions.
He gets up early morning and walks from Rājagriha, his garment is wet, his head is
wet, he stands to bow directions;- the directions in front, in the right, in left, behind,
the nadir, the zenith. The Buddha says him for knowing the directions as Dhamma;-
the parent as the front, the teacher as the right, child and wife as the behind, friend
as the left, servant and worker as the nadir and monks as zenith.
The following of these 6 directions, the Buddha introduces to know for bowing these
directions righteously in meaning of the following of social duty, namely;- we follow
our duties for the parent as the front, for the teacher as the right, for child and wife
as the behind, for friend as the left, for servant and worker as the nadir and for
monks as zenith.
The way of application is the creation of method and goal i.e. everybody as a
protector of the world in the present and next with pleasure after death, he goes to
happy realm and heaven. He abstains from 4 bad actions, 6 ways of bad action as
the ways of undevelopment leading to hell without culture. Its model is “the
following duty is Dhamma practice, not to do duty is to be not usual of Sῑla”