Developing the Health of The Elderly According to Buddhism

Abstract

This academic article aims to study the development of health of the elderly in line with Buddhism because it takes into account that most elderly people often have health problems due to the natural deterioration of physical, mental, emotional, social, environmental, and intellectual conditions over time. This has resulted in a large number of elderly people using health services and increasing health care expenses every year. Therefore, the development of health of the elderly is an important foundation to support the elderly to have good health and stability. Development of health of the elderly in line with Buddhism Buddhist health is a condition of life that results from the ability to manage problems in living in the current world or society. Guidelines for developing health of the elderly in Buddhism and leading to development include: 1. Establishing clear health management policies and leading to practical implementation. 2. Developing the potential of the elderly to have knowledge and understanding about health according to various Buddhist principles for constant improvement. 3. Establishing a system of the main principles related to health for the elderly to develop effectively