A DERIVATION ABOUT CRAVING FROM THE AGGAÑÑA SUTTA

The Buddha’s Teaching about craving leads us to understand the causality of natural disasters, environmental change, climatic change, and even religious beliefs, which are a great challenge in finding the method of solving. However, it is an ongoing process, as solving this great challenge requires immediate intervention to reduce and prevent further environmental damage is another factor in the problem-solving process. According to the Buddhist perspective, the craving (taṇhā) of people is the leading cause of this problem. Understanding the craving can bring us the right way, balanced between living and non-living systems, a good quality of life, and a longer life. The Aggañña Sutta, taught by the Buddha, provides a myth of ideological cosmology and the root cause of the craving. We also know that ideological cosmology was mentioned in Vedic texts before the appearance of Buddha’s time. The Buddha described the lawful nature of things and how the world and beings have appeared. In the social evolution of humankind, someone suffers from bad conductions, and the cause of suffering is craving. Thus, the craving can pollute the mind and also pollute the environment. However, we can solve the suffering of craving with Meditation. This practice will help people to realize the final goal intheir present life. While I examine the craving in the Aggñña Sutta, I also use the articles reported on the Global Crisis to clarify my suggestion.