Management in Buddhism 

Management in Buddhism 
Management
Management is a Management is a well known concept of business field. It
powerful weapon is just like the heart of success. It’s rare to have a sound
to derive an discussion without using the word management. Thus its
organization to importance has crept to bottom part of the business
success. field. Successful managers have become big guns in
industry. The demand for their service is unprecedented,
since the success of any organization depends on the
ability of management, either business or social or any
kind of organization.

A Vital Substance
It is not deserve The emergence of Management created dramatic
to a particular improvement of no of field including business. It was
subject. It makes boom as a business concept. But it is narrowly defined as
sense how to a business phenomenon by mistake. It can not be
achieve its restricted to one subject area. It can be made out in
formulated everywhere. Such as engineering, medicine, computer
objectives. etc. Not only that, it applies in our day to day life as
well. Simply whenever decisions are made, management
is visible. It is a universal substance. It is common for all
not for one or two discipline.

Buddhism
Today Buddhism has become as one of the four major
Buddhism deals
religions in the world. It does not accept anything which
with truth
cannot be experienced either through the senses or
believing cause
extrasensory perception. That mean, it does not explain
and effect law.
anything which occur without having cause and effect.
History provides evidence to prove that the Buddhism has
come from more than 2500 years. Load Buddha’s strong
leadership tactics results to achieve great survival up to

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now. People in the world are hurriedly getting ready for

the next millennium or the 21st century.

Why Management
Every organization has its inherited goals. Their survival
Management
depends on how far they accomplish their formulated
explains how to
goals. Management reflects the way of achieving goals
achieve
effectively. Therefore it is a vital substance for goal
organization goal.
oriented organizations.

Management may Some organizations do not practice management as a

not practice as it separate identified substance. But they do in terms of its
is, but it principles, Buddhism is also same. It is a kind of art to
functions can’t observe how management functions were applied by Load
be distinguish Buddha. As a management student it is a great
from opportunity to study the relationship of management and
organization. Buddhism.

Load Buddha and management functions

Load Buddha knew success of any organization depend on
Buddhism is one its management. But it was nit recognized as it is those
of the main days. So he did not practice management as planning,
religions which organizing, leading and controlling. But same thing was
are highly there in different nature and different methods. He
practice inaugurated his dharma community from five monks.
management Ultimately he was the greatest leader with large no of
concepts. followers. How he did all this within very short time span.
Well established so-called monks got astonished about
this miracle. Actually this is not a miracle, miracle of
proper management.

Load Buddha is a leader who well practiced management

before its emergence as it is. This article fist discusses
how Load Buddha attained success through management

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and then what are the declarations regarding

management concept in his sutra.

Planning
After the enlightenment Load Buddha decided how to
Strong foundation deliver his message to the community. It is clear that
attains desirable strategic plan provides the foundation of success of any
outcome. Load organization. Load Buddha did not spell the word
Buddha planed all planning but he followed its principals. Today
his activities management scholars announced some management
himself. principals as they invented but reality is they were found
before 2500 years and applied by Load Buddha. First he
clearly articulated his vision. It was to disseminate his
message of truth to the community and show the way to
Nibbana. Strategies were formulated to attain above
mention vision. Load Buddha extended his vision to hell
and heaven as well. Daily just after the awaken he used
to prepare his daily schedule subject to his vision.

Organizing
Load Buddha developed a well organized structure to
The oldest attain his vision. Those days other so-called monks
organizational gathered their followers around them and try to imply a
structure was message that they had the most followers than others.
built by Loa But Load Buddha’s perception did always accompany with
Buddha. He his vision. He did not collect all his students to specific
practiced work place. He distributed them through whole India. Load
specialization, Buddha was in a pure mind to expand his organization
coordination and structure to reach his vision as soon as possible. In
departmentalizati addition to that Load Buddha did not forget to practice
on etc. work specialization, departmentalization and sound
coordination to reach success. When we analyze the
Buddhism with management, we can easily understand

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how easily Load Buddha same management principal in

different nature to attain success.

Leading
The ability to influence individuals and groups to work
Load Buddha is toward attaining organizational objectives, this is one
the best example modern definition of leadership. But frankly Load Buddha
for today’s provided examples from his career he practiced
leaders. When we leadership concept more widely than above mention to
analyze his be success. He admired others ideas. Once Ven. Sariuth
career was preaching bana at dhamsaba hall meanwhile Load
Buddha arrived to preach. But he saw what was going on
there. So he waited and listened carefully and finally said
sadhu sadhu. All got astonished.

Controlling
Some organizations have to violate its vision due to some
unavoidable environmental factors. Load Buddha had also
faced to some difficulties. But did not move from pre
determined vision.
Management According To Buddhist Sutras
So far we discussed how Load Buddha applied
management functions to accomplish his goal. In addition
Sutra provides
to that he did not forget to include his opinions regarding
management
some management concepts in his sutra as well. He is not
guidelines which
like other religion leaders. He included management
should follow to
concept in his sutra while he practiced them. It is
attain success.
difficult to mention all sutra which expressed
management concepts. Some sutras are there they
directly mention management concepts, others indirectly
related to management. They are Maha Mangala sutra,
Patama Natakarana sutra, Dakkina Vibhanda sutra,
Kachchanagoththa Sutra etc. they provide guidelines for

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strong leadership, time management, financial

management etc. But some sutra directly focus on
management. They are

1. Sigalowada sutra
Foundation of In here Load Buddha reviled some concept which is
HRM. discussed in Human Resource management. To day HR
specialist developed that core idea and made how to
keep proper balance between employee and employer.

2. Gaja Kumbha Jathakaya

Yo dandha kala dandhethie

Tharanieye cha tharay

Sasiewa raththin vibhajan

Thassaththo paripurathi

This is the first time the main management concept of

effectiveness was introduced. As management students
Emergence of
we know the importance of effectiveness for any
effectiveness.
organization. Load Buddha explained goal oriented
organization should try to achieve effectiveness as soon
as possible.

3. Aththassadwara Jathakaya
This jathakaya provide guideline for how to make money.
This principle should practice to avoid the stress among
workers.

4. Swarnahansa Jathakaya
In here Load Buddha explained high risk result to
destruction. But he described this concept in different
examples. But if we analyze it in today’s perception, it is
more relevant to present American Sub prime mortgage

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economic crisis. It also result to high risk and greedy to

earn more.

Buddhism provides more practical examples from load

Buddha’s life and his sutra to no of discipline. Among
them management is special, since it is not a sub activity,
it is a core activity. It always connects with organization
goal.

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