Abstract

Buddhist management requires special principles and techniques since it has a religious nature. Since Buddhist temples are not operated for profit, they have extremely different characteristics than firms. Nonetheless, the term “Buddhist temple management” is used. This is because the process of operating a Buddhist temple also includes management activities to obtain and efficiently use the finances, thereby implying a managerial aspect. This study focused on the teachings of Buddha that can be applied to modern business management and how they can be accepted. In particular, it analyzed the Buddhist view on and principles of economy through the scriptures of Early Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism. In addition, it described the modern principles and cases of a practicing Buddhist economic view with a focus on Fo Guang Shan Temple in Taiwan.

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