Get Money, Get Gold: Career Intentions According to Buddhist Concept and Tipitaka

Abstract

This article aims to study the acquisition of income or earning money through the term ‘contemporary career’ and the principles or ethics of careers that appear in the Tipitaka. The method used is to study documents and research works and write an essay in the form of an academic article. The results of the study found that the acquisition of income is a matter of career and income. In Tipitaka, there are many careers, but when there is a career, honesty in the career is also important. In Buddhism, the term ‘morality of career’ is used which is called ‘ethics or morality of career’, as it appears in the matter of careers that should not be engaged in, called ‘Micchāvaṇijjā’, and there is the concept of “right livelihood” or careers that should be engaged in, by having honesty in the career, called ‘Kāyasucarita, Vacīsucarita, and Manosucarita,’ which is based on the concept of honesty in careers since the time of the Buddha according to the concept of Buddhism. The body of knowledge from this article is the knowledge of the concept of honesty and right livelihood that mentions careers and the intention of engaging in careers in Tipitaka.