Abstract

            The Objectives of this thesis were: 1. to study  the Greed (Lobha) in the view of Utilitaranist Ethics, 2. to study  the Greed (Lobha) in Theravada Buddhist Ethics, and 3. to  analytically study  the Greed (Lobha) in Theravada Buddhist Ethics. This thesis is written in descriptive method which is about the public.

            From the research, it is form ethics that :-

            1. The Greed (Lobha) in Utilitaranist Ethic at view is divided into 2 aspects, that is :-  1. The material Greed means the wish for many things. 2. The social Greed means man wants to be well-known people in the society, then seek in wrong way and paid much money for a position which he wants.

            2.The Greed (Lobha) in Theravada Buddhist philosophy means the want for so many things more and more. In Buddhist Texts, it is mentioned that : the Greed means the need of  many things and seeking the things in the wrong way. Then, the person plays his roles against moral principles. The Greed makes a man to be of the unclear mind. The Greed is also the root of unwholsomeaction. The Geed is of 3 levels :-  soft level, middle level and strong level. The inner cause of Greed is lgnorance (Avijja) and illusion (Moha). The outside cause of Greed is a visible objects (Rupa), sound (Sadda) odour (Gandha), taste (Rasa) and tangible objects (Photthabba) which  came to touch the man.

            3. In the view of Theravada Buddhism, the Greed (Lobha) can occur to all gender of ordinary people: male and female, also at any age :- young people and old aged people. The Greed causes unexpected behavios for all men and women. The Greed is the cause of many problems, all of which can be solved and can be prevented by adaptation of the Buddhadhamma to daily lives of the people to be suitable for every problem, such as the Charity (Dana), practice along the precepts (Sila), the meditation (samadhi). The  Buddhist Ethics and Buddhist virtues must be pratised by all the people in the societies.

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