The Buddha's Teaching on Right livelihood for Sustainable Development and World Peace

Abstract

This research paper explores the concept of right livelihood and its application for global peace. In Magga-vibhanga Sutta the Buddha abandoned wrong livelihood such as business in weapons, human being, meat, intoxicants and poison. These trade worthless only consuming excessive resources and creating conflict among the nation instead of peace and prosperity for suitable development. Reduction of modern weapons is necessary for the peaceful and coexistence among citizen of the nations. It explains the main reason of escalation of violence and conflict between nations is wrong livelihood. It identifies the root causes of international conflict and suggested practical solution for global peace. This paper analyzes and describes different Suttas in Buddhist canonical text, The Tipiṭaka regarding right livelihood and its relevance to contemporary global issue published in globally recognized report. At present huge global production of dangerous weapons results in massive causalities and degradation of entire ecosystem. Similarly, the trade of human being, meat, intoxicants and poison create critical situations such as dangerous disease, cruelty, environment degradation, that destroy the peace of the society and world. As a result global leaders must set strategies and polices to reduce of these trades to ensure world peace, especially as the current world scenario reflects increasing conflict between and among nations.