Guidelines for Waste Management in the Community according to the Three Sikkhā Principles

Abstract

This research article has two objectives: 1) to study the Three Sikkhā Principles in Buddhism, and 2) to study guidelines for waste management in the community according to the Three Sikkhā Principles. This study is documentary research. The results of the study found that the Three Sikkhā Principles are practices that must be studied. They have meanings in terms of study and practice and consist of 1) Adhisīla-Sikkhā, which means learning the rules and following the rules; 2) Adhicitta-Sikkhā, which means learning how to develop the mind and developing the mind; and 3) Adhipaññā –Sikkhā, which means learning and practicing to develop wisdom. The guidelines for waste management in the community according to the Three Sikkhā Principles have three steps: (1) Adhisīla-Sikkhā: creating awareness, which means providing knowledge on the right waste management to the villagers; 2) Adhicitta-Sikkhā: developing the waste-free community, which means doing activities that promote waste management in the community together, for example, waste separation and waste management according to the three R's; and 3) Adhipaññā -Sikkhā: creating a network, which means the expansion of activities to other communities.