Buddhist approaches on wants

and needs
Buddhism Economics
How to attain given ends with the minimum
means.
E.F Schumacher.
Buddhist terminologies for wants and
needs
Needs Paccaya ( cause, votive, request)
Wants atitthi, gathita, Tah, Kma, gedha
Buddhist teachings on needs
piiylopabhojana nissya pabbajj, tattha te
yvajva ussho karayo; atirekalbho
saghabhatta, uddesabhatta, nimantana,
salkabhatta, pakkhika, uposathika,
pipadika.
Pasuklacvara nissya pabbajj, tattha te
yvajva ussho karayo; atirekalbho
khoma, kappsika, koseyya, kambala,
sa, bhaga.
.

Buddhist teachings on needs
Rukkhamlasensana nissya pabbajj,
tattha te yvajva ussho karayo;
atirekalbho vihro, ahayogo, psdo,
hammiya, guh.
Ptimuttabhesajja nissya pabbajj, tattha
te yvajva ussho karayo; atirekalbho
sappi, navanta, tela, madhu, phitanti
Na vo aha, cunda, dihadhammiknayeva savna
savarya dhamma desemi. Na panha, cunda,
samparyiknayeva savna paightya dhamma
desemi. Dihadhammikna cevha, cunda, savna
savarya dhamma desemi; samparyiknaca savna
paightya. Tasmtiha, cunda, ya vo may cvara
anuta, ala vo ta yvadeva stassa paightya,
uhassa paightya, asamakasavttapasarsapa
[sirisapa (sy.)] samphassna paightya, yvadeva
hirikopnapaicchdanattha. Yo vo may piapto
anuto, ala vo so yvadeva imassa kyassa hitiy
ypanya vihisparatiy brahmacariynuggahya, iti
puraca vedana paihakhmi, navaca vedana na
uppdessmi, ytr ca me bhavissati anavajjat ca
phsuvihro ca [cti (bahsu
Ya vo may sensana anuta, ala vo
ta yvadeva stassa paightya, uhassa
paightya,
asamakasavttapasarsapasamphassna
paightya, yvadeva utuparissayavinodana
paisallnrmattha. Yo vo may
gilnapaccayabhesajja parikkhro anuto,
ala vo so yvadeva uppannna
veyybdhikna vedanna paightya
abypajjaparamatya
Pasadika sutta, Diganikaya

Kma

Sense desire
Object of sensual enjoyment
Sumdha their gatha
Asisnpam km, km sappasiropam;
Ukkopam anudahanti, ahikakala sannibh.

Anicc addhuv km, bahudukkh mahvis;
Ayoguova santatto, aghaml dukhapphal.

Rukkhapphalpam km, masapespam dukh;
Supinopam vacaniy, km ycitakpam.

Sattislpam km, rogo gao agha nigha;
Agraksusadis, aghamla bhaya vadho.

Eva bahudukkh km, akkht antaryik;
Gacchatha na me bhagavate, vissso atthi attano

appassd, vuso, km vutt bhagavat
bahudukkh bahupys dnavo ettha
bhiyyo. Ahikakalpam km vutt
bhagavat bahudukkh bahupys, dnavo
ettha bhiyyo. Masapespam km vutt
bhagavat bahudukkh bahupys, dnavo
ettha bhiyyo. Tiukkpam km vutt
bhagavat bahudukkh bahupys, dnavo
ettha bhiyyo. Agrakspam km vutt
bhagavat bahudukkh bahupys, dnavo
ettha bhiyyo.
Dutiyayodhjvasutta
Supinakpam km vutt bhagavat bahudukkh
bahupys, dnavo ettha bhiyyo. Ycitakpam
km vutt bhagavat bahudukkh bahupys,
dnavo ettha bhiyyo. Rukkhaphalpam km
vutt bhagavat bahudukkh bahupys, dnavo
ettha bhiyyo. Asisnpam km vutt bhagavat
bahudukkh bahupys, dnavo ettha bhiyyo.
Sattislpam km vutt bhagavat bahudukkh
bahupys, dnavo ettha bhiyyo. Sappasirpam
km vutt bhagavat bahudukkh bahupys,
dnavo ettha bhiyyo. Abhiramatyasm
brahmacariye; myasm sikkhdubbalya vikatv
sikkha paccakkhya hnyvattti
Unlimitness of Wants
Rajjasutta
Eka samaya bhagav kosalesu viharati
himavantapadese araakuikya. Atha kho
bhagavato rahogatassa paisallnassa eva
cetaso parivitakko udapdi sakk nu kho
rajja kretu ahana aghtaya ajina
ajpaya asoca asocpaya dhammenti?

Atha kho mro ppim bhagavato cetas
cetoparivitakkamaya yena bhagav
tenupasakami; upasakamitv bhagavanta
etadavoca kretu, bhante, bhagav rajja,
kretu, sugato, rajja ahana aghtaya ajina
ajpaya asoca asocpaya dhammenti. Ki
pana me tva, ppima, passasi ya ma tva
eva vadesi kretu, bhante, bhagav rajja,
kretu sugato, rajja ahana aghtaya ajina
ajpaya asoca asocpaya dhammenti?
Bhagavat kho, bhante, cattro iddhipd bhvit
bahulkat ynkat vatthukat anuhit paricit
susamraddh. kakhamno ca, bhante, bhagav
himavanta pabbatarja suvaa tveva
adhimucceyya suvaaca

Rajja Sutta
Pabbatassa suvaassa, jtarpassa kevalo;
Dvittva nlamekassa, iti vidv samacare.
Yo dukkhamaddakkhi yatonidna,
Kmesu so jantu katha nameyya;
Upadhi viditv sagoti loke,
Tasseva jantu vinayya sikkheti.

Key points
Ahana beats. Torment
Ajina - parassa dhanajni akarontena
Asoca with out grief.
Ctuddpo rj mandht, si kmabhogina maggo;
Atitto klakato, na cassa pariprit icch.

Satta ratanni vasseyya, vuhim dasadis samantena;
Na catthi titti kmna, atittva maranti nar

Na kahpaa vassena titti kmesu vijjati
appasd dukh km iti viya pait


Rattapala Sutta
no loko atitto tahdsoti bhava rahaplo ha. Imassa,
bho rahapla, bhsitassa katha attho dahabboti? Ta
ki maasi, mahrja, phta kuru ajjhvasasti? Eva,
bho rahapla, phta kuru ajjhvasmti. Ta ki
maasi, mahrja, idha puriso gaccheyya puratthimya
disya saddhyiko paccayiko. So ta upasakamitv eva
vadeyya yagghe, mahrja, jneyysi, aha gacchmi
puratthimya disya? Tatthaddasa mahanta janapada
iddhaceva phtaca bahujana kiamanussa. Bah
tattha hatthiky assaky rathaky pattiky; bahu tattha
dhanadhaa [dantjina (s. sy. ka. p.)]; bahu tattha
hiraasuvaa akataceva kataca; bahu tattha
itthipariggaho. Sakk ca tvatakeneva balamattena
[balatthena (s. sy. ka. p.), bahalatthena (ka.)]
abhivijinitu. Abhivijina, mahrjti, kinti na kareyysti?
Tampi maya, bho rahapla, abhivijiya ajjhvaseyymti.

Passmi loke sadhane manusse,
Laddhna vitta na dadanti moh;
Luddh dhana sannicaya karonti,
Bhiyyova kme abhipatthayanti.

Rj pasayh pathavi vijitv,
Sasgaranta mahimvasanto ;
Ora samuddassa atittarpo,
Pra samuddassapi patthayetha.

Rj ca ae ca bah manuss,
Avtatah [atittatah (ka.)] maraa upenti;
nva hutvna jahanti deha,
Kmehi lokamhi na hatthi titti.

Atittisutta

Tia, bhikkhave, paisevanya natthi titti.
Katamesa tia? Soppassa, bhikkhave,
paisevanya natthi titti. Surmerayapnassa,
bhikkhave, paisevanya natthi titti.
Methunadhammasampattiy, bhikkhave,
paisevanya natthi titti. Imesa, bhikkhave,
tia paisevanya natthi tittti. Chaha.

Key Points
Soppa sleep
Surmerayapna - Sace hi mahsamudde
udaka sur bhaveyya, sursoo ca maccho
hutv nibbatteyya, tassa tattha carantassapi
sayantassapi titti nma na bhaveyya.
Methunadhammasampattiy Sexual
intercourse
Story of ven. Bhaddiya

Buddhist attitude towards
consumption
Appiccat / Mahicchat
santuit
Buddhist teachings on consumption seriously
based on utilization not on the greediness.
Mahicchat
Nha, bhikkhave, aa ekadhammampi
samanupassmi yena anuppann v akusal
dhamm uppajjanti uppann v kusal
dhamm parihyanti yathayida, bhikkhave,
mahicchat. Mahicchassa, bhikkhave,
anuppann ceva akusal dhamm uppajjanti
uppann ca kusal dhamm parihyantti.
Dutiya.
Mahicchat
Nha, bhikkhave, aa ekadhammampi
samanupassmi yo eva mahato anatthya
savattati yathayida, bhikkhave,
mahicchat. Mahicchat, bhikkhave, mahato
anatthya savattatti.
Mahicchat
Tattha katam mahicchat?
Itartaracvarapiaptasensanagilnapaccay
abhesajjaparikkhrehi pacahi v kmaguehi
asantuhassa bhiyyokamyat, y evarp
icch icchgat mahicchat rgo srgo
cittassa srgo. Aya vuccati mahicchatti
Appicchat

Nha, bhikkhave, aa ekadhammampi
samanupassmi yena anuppann v kusal
dhamm uppajjanti uppann v akusal
dhamm parihyanti yathayida, bhikkhave,
appicchat. Appicchassa, bhikkhave,
anuppann ceva kusal dhamm uppajjanti
uppann ca akusal dhamm parihyantti
Appicchat

Nha, bhikkhave, aa ekadhammampi
samanupassmi yo eva mahato atthya
savattati yathayida, bhikkhave,
appicchat. Appicchat, bhikkhave, mahato
atthya savattatti
Buddhist teachings on satisfaction
Santuhitsutta
Tayome, bhikkhave, dhamm. Katame tayo?
Asantuhit, asampajaa, mahicchat. Ime kho,
bhikkhave, tayo dhamm. Imesa kho, bhikkhave,
tia dhammna pahnya tayo dhamm
bhvetabb. Katame tayo? Asantuhitya pahnya
santuhit bhvetabb, asampajaassa pahnya
sampajaa bhvetabba, mahicchatya
pahnya appicchat bhvetabb. Imesa kho,
bhikkhave, tia dhammna pahnya ime tayo
dhamm bhvetabbti.

santuit
Santuhitti catsu paccayesu thkrehi
santoso.
Cattrimni, bhikkhave, appni ca [ceva (ka.)] sulabhni
ca, tni ca anavajjni. Katamni cattri? Pasukla,
bhikkhave, cvarna appaca sulabhaca, taca
anavajja. Piiylopo, bhikkhave, bhojanna
appaca sulabhaca, taca anavajja. Rukkhamla,
bhikkhave, sensanna appaca sulabhaca, taca
anavajja. Ptimutta, bhikkhave, bhesajjna
appaca sulabhaca, taca anavajja. Imni kho,
bhikkhave, cattri appni ca sulabhni ca, tni ca
anavajjni. Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appena ca
tuho hoti sulabhena ca, idamassha aatara
smaaganti [smaanti (ka.)] vadmti.

Anavajjena tuhassa, appena sulabhena ca;
Na sensanamrabbha, cvara pnabhojana;
Vighto hoti cittassa, dis nappaihaati.

Ye cassa dhamm akkht, smaassnulomik;
Adhiggahit tuhassa, appamattassa sikkhatoti. sattama;

Rasiya sutta, Samyuttanikaya,
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Key factors
asahsena
Dhammane
Sukheti
pieti
savibhajati
Puni karoti
agathito
amucchito
anajjhpanno
dnavnupassi
nissaraa pao



Nha, bhikkhave, aa ekadhammampi
samanupassmi yena anuppann v kusal
dhamm uppajjanti uppann v akusal
dhamm parihyanti yathayida, bhikkhave,
santuhit. Santuhassa, bhikkhave,
anuppann ceva kusal dhamm uppajjanti
uppann ca akusal dhamm parihyantti
Nha, bhikkhave, aa ekadhammampi
samanupassmi yo eva mahato atthya
savattati yathayida, bhikkhave,
santuhit. Santuhit, bhikkhave, mahato
atthya savattatti
Common features
Both accept that, human are manipulated by
wants, needs and desires
Consumption should lead the person toward
the satisfaction and contentment

Buddhist teachings
Both poor and rich people do not satisfy
Satisfaction is the penultimate wealth
Conclusion
Buddhism maintain that, increasing your
wants is not the essence of civilaization but
the purifying your conduct.
While Buddhism encourage people to achieve
the maximum satisfaction through a minimum
consumption economics believe that one who
consume more have the esteem of
satisfaction.