THE APPLICATION OF BUDDHIST MONKS’ FOOD CONSUMPTION IN IMPROVING THE LIFE QUALITY IN CONSUMERISM SOCIETY

Abstract

This research aims to 1) study the concept of improving the quality of life in a consumerist society 2) to study the food consumption of monks in Theravada Buddhism 3) to apply the food consumption of monks to improve the quality of life in the consumerist society. It is a qualitative research that focuses on document study. Present descriptive and analytical research. The results of the research found that the problem of improving the quality of life in a consumerist society is caused by many factors. They are summarized into 4 issues, including 1) Problems in improving the quality of life in the physical consumerist society, 2) Problems in improving the quality of life in the social consumerist society, 3) Problems in the psychological consumerist society, and 4) Problems in improving the quality of life in the consumerist society in terms of wisdom, Buddhist ethics related to food consumption, which is the principle for improving the quality of life of life of people in society to be knowledgeable about consumption, including the principles of food consumption, the principle of food, the principle of food, the principle of nutrition, which is analyzed and transcribed into knowledge in food consumption that takes into account or value, and brought to value for value, and then applied to improve the quality of life in the popular society. Through the perspective of the process of developing the quality of life in each paradigm.