The Kilanupatthaka: Social Welfare in Buddhism

Abstract

This academic article aims to study about The Kilanupatthaka as a form of charity in Buddhism.
From the study, it was found that public charity in Buddhism has existed since the time of the Buddha, with the Buddha as the guideline for helping sentient beings. Therefore, monks have an important duty to help people to escape from suffering. Therefore, public charity is also considered a duty of monks. One of the charity works of monks is Kilanupatthaka, which is carried out according to the framework of the Sangha Supreme Council through the form of public benefit activities, namely 1) conducting activities to help and support 2) helping and supporting the activities of others for 3) helping and supporting public property and 4) helping and supporting the general public.