การศึกษาเปรียบเทียบบัณฑิตในพุทธปรัชญาเถรวาทกับปรัชญาขงจื๊อ

This research aims 1) to study Paṇḍita in Theravada Buddhist philosophy, 2) to study Paṇḍita in Confucian Philosophy, and 3) to comparative study of Paṇḍita in Theravada Buddhist philosophy and Confucian philosophy. This research is a documentary research. The data are collected from the Tripitaka, Confucian works and related research on Paṇḍita in Theravada Buddhist philosophy and Confucian philosophy.

The result of research found that;

The Paṇḍita in Theravada Buddhist philosophy means a person who lives with wisdom, who does not harm himself and the followers, who progresses in all benefits with wisdom, who thinks only good words and practices good action, who is a wise man, who is perfect with knowledge, who is a man of wisdom, who has trained himself well and can define suffering reasonable, who is able to understand inside emotions, and who is able to control his emotions with conscious wisdom and insight wisdom.

The Paṇḍita in Confucian philosophy means a person who is a learned man, combination of both knowledgeable and virtuous characteristics. A person who is introduction of knowledge and virtuous behavior as a model for education. A person who is the foundation of living and various dimensions. A person who is concerned about the troubles of people. A person who is the last to rejoice in the well-being. A person who wishes for the most orderly society. A person who is virtuous and merciful, sincere, upright and grateful man. And, a person who sets himself in line with the circumstances.

              Theravada Buddhist philosophy and Confucian philosophy define the meaning of Paṇḍita in humanistic perspective. Both believes that humans have the ability to develop themselves without depending on the supernatural power. Humans themselves can reach the completed condition without the fate or destiny of the gods. The different idea of both is follows; Paṇḍita in Theravada Buddhist philosophy refers to a person who lives by wisdom, using wisdom to seek inner truth and does not be pursuit of outside knowledge. For Confucian philosophy, Paṇḍita refers to a person who is learned man, paying attention to history for applying it vividly in order to resolve various problems.