Zen Ly-Tran Contributes to Social Morality of Vietnamese

Abstract

The leader of the country with devotion and understanding the value of spiritual morality is sure that the country will develop. Morality is the basic foundation for all good deeds.

 Moral is one of the most important areas of philosophy which is studied and analysed not only in science but also in religion. For example in primary, high school, and even in the university they study ethics. We also studied ethics in our daily life from the examples of national heroes or the renowned personalities of the world.

 The value and benefit of ethics can help one to have good relations between the members of society. The aim of secular ethics is to teach us how to live, work and treat others in the best way. The aim of religious ethics is to help us become not only a good man in this life but also attain holiness in the present life and the future one. In the Dharmapada verse 15^thand 16^th, the Buddha teaches:

 Here he suffers; after death he suffers: the evildoer suffers in both places. He suffers; he is afflicted, seeing the impurity of his own past deeds. Here he rejoices; after death he rejoices: he that has done good works rejoices in both places. He rejoices, he rejoices exceedingly, seeing the purity of his own past deeds.^[i]

In this article, it will explain the Buddhist moral value of Ly-Tran Dynasty contributed to the lives of Vietnamese people