A Comparative Study of Development Human Resources in Theravada Buddhist Philosophy and Confucius Philosophy

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study and compare principles of human resource development in Theravada Buddhism and Confucian philosophy by using survey research methodology. The data were analyzed from the document and the results were presented in a descriptive analytical way. The results showed that the principles of human resource development in both philosophies were consistent in the essence. That was human resource development was a process of training and purifying life both physically and mentally to be perfectly connected with the surrounding environment of human beings with the aims of making everyone live happily together and helping each other to maintain a society of peace, unity and stability. The differences were found in details. In Theravada Buddhist philosophy, there was a complete life development process summarized according to the threefold principle, which was precepts, concentration, and wisdom, focusing on the achievement of development that is free from defilement and suffering. The Confucian philosophy, on the contrary, were focused on social mechanisms, education and tradition as training tools; to refine to perfection from a young age through close people and other people in society.