State the types of business that are not encouraged in Buddhism where such businesses are

believed to be harmful to other beings directly or indirectly.

Discuss why Buddhists think so? (15 marks)

Buddhism is a religion. There are around 300 million individuals around the globe as a devotee.

The word Buddhism originates from 'budhi', signifies 'to stir'. It has its starting points around

2,500 years back when Siddhartha Goutama, known as the Buddha, was himself stirred

(illuminated) at 35 years old.

Buddhism is getting to be famous in western nations for various reasons, the main valid

justification is Buddhism has answers to huge numbers of the issues in present day materialistic

social orders. It likewise incorporates like for the individuals who are intrigued, a profound

comprehension of the human personality and regular treatments which unmistakable therapists

around the globe are presently finding to be both exceptionally progressed and compelling.

The Buddha showed numerous things, yet the essential ideas in Buddhism can be summed up by

the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path.

One of the Noble Eightfold Paths to enlightenment is Right Livelihood and entails earning a

living that does not harm oneself and others including:

1) Not to engage in occupation that deals with weapons that can harm or kill sentient beings,

2) Not to engage in drugs and intoxicating drinks that can harm or kill sentient beings,
3) Not to engage in selling pesticides,

4) Not to engage in slavery and human trafficking trades including prostitution.

5) Not to engage in an occupation breeding or selling animals for slaughter or as a butcher

slaughtering animals for sale. These are the occupations discouraged and forbidden by the

Buddha.

Right Livelihood is, initial, an approach to procure a living without trading off the Precepts. It is

a method for bringing home the bacon that does no mischief to other people. In the Vanijja Sutta

(this is from the Sutra-pitaka of the Tripitaka), the Buddha stated, "A lay devotee ought not to

take part in five kinds of business. Which five? Business in weapons, business in individuals,

business in meat, business in intoxicants, and business in toxic substance."

Along with Right Speech and Right Action, Right Livelihood is part of the "moral conduct"

section of the Path of Buddhism . These three folds of the Path are connected to the Five

Precepts. These are:

1. Not killing

2. Not stealing

3. Not misusing sex

4. Not lying

5. Not abusing intoxicants

"To rehearse Right Livelihood (samyag ajiva), a Buddhist follower needs to figure out how to

procure their living without transgressing the beliefs of affection and sympathy. The manner in

which you bolster yourself can be a statement of your most profound self, or it very well may be

a wellspring of languishing over you and others. " ... Our job can sustain our comprehension and

empathy, or disintegrate them. We ought to be alert to the results, far and close, of the manner in

which we win our living." (The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching [Parallax Press, 1998], p. 104)

References:

1. Bhikkhu Bodhi, "The Noble Eightfold Path. The Way to the End of Suffering," Buddhist

Information.

http://www.buddhistinformation.com

2. Buddhist Prayer

http://buddhistfaith.tripod.com/buddhistprayer/index.html

3. Dhammajak.net

http://www.dhammajak.net

4. Dhammapada, a collection of 423 verses; being one of the canonical books on Buddhism
http://www.maithri.com/dhammapada

5. Essentials of Buddhism

http://www.buddhaweb.org

6. Guy Newland, Untitled essay

http://www.chsbs.cmich.edu

7. Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University

http://www.mcu.ac.th/En

8. Pāḷi Tipiṭaka

http://www.tipitaka.org

9. Thomas Knierim, "The Precepts"

http://www.thebigview.com

10. Website 8400.org

http://www.84000.org