The Practice of Dhamma by Male and Female Lay Buddhists

Abstract

This academic article aims to study the practice of Dhamma by male and female lay Buddhists. Male and female lay Buddhists are one of the four groups of Buddhists that the Lord Buddha emphasized in preserving and supporting Buddhism. In addition to having such duties, male and female lay Buddhists also have the main duty as Buddhists, which is to practice Dhamma or apply Buddhist principles to their daily lives in order to achieve success for themselves and others. As can be seen from the Tripitaka, there are male and female lay Buddhists who can attain Dhamma at various levels, just like monks and nuns. The practice of Dhamma by male and female lay Buddhists is no different from that of monks and nuns, and the results are no different. Therefore, encouraging male and female lay Buddhists to practice Dhamma continuously is a duty of the Sangha that should be seriously promoted in order to benefit Buddhism in the future.