THE HERMENEUTIC OF THE TEACHING ON EMPTINESS ACCORDING TO THE VIEW OF BUDDHADASA BHIKKHU FOR LIBERATION FROM SUFFERING

Abstract

The objectives of this research article are to: 1) Study the teachings on the liberation from suffering in Buddhism; 2) Study the hermeneutic of the teachings on emptiness according to the view of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu; and 3) Apply the hermeneutic of the teachings on emptiness according to the view of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu for the liberation from suffering. This is a qualitative research using documentary research methods to lead to new knowledge in Buddhism. The research results found that practicing the principles of Dhamma consistently will help people understand the Truth of life, know how to control defilements, and let go of attachment, allowing them to escape from suffering and reach true happiness because it is a guarantee for practicing celibacy that will lead practitioners to get the best that practitioners should receive. Emptiness (Suññatã) according to the view of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu means a state of emptiness from self or ego, which is Anatta, without any substance that should be held on to as being a being or a person. A state of emptiness or freedom from all defilements, such as lust, anger, delusion, etc., is Nirvana, without clinging to the belief that it is me, mine. In the process of escaping suffering through understanding the absence of self It is seen only with the eye of wisdom. The self or all dharmas are the self of causes that come to be factors. Therefore, they are all not self or not self. What refers to us or ours, all things are not us. Therefore, we are not that. Therefore, that is not our self or not self. Truly, when we understand the meaning of the hermeneutic of teaching on emptiness according to the viewpoint of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu by using the language of Dhamma, it will lead to access to freedom from suffering. The new knowledge in Buddhism is the LEPDI Model.