LEADERSHIP OF KING MAHAVIJITARAJ IN KUTADANTA SUTTA

Abstract

This article aimed to study the leadership according to Buddhism of King Mahavijitaraj in Kutadanta Sutta and to study the application of his leadership to the contemporary situation. The study revealed that King Mahavijitaraj was an ideal leader according to Buddhism. He had a good attributes, both internal and external. For the internal virtues, he had most important virtues such as Dasarajadhamma or ten virtues of a leader. For the external feature, he was well looking, brave, and capable. King Mahavijitaraj had the charismatic leadership because of his talents in accomplishing the career, morality, performance, and self-esteem. According to the behavioral theory, his leadership can be seen through his capacity in ruling the country in which the people were well supported in education, economics, and social welfare. According to the situational theory, his leadership can be seen through his well plan for the due solutions to the social problems such as poverty, agriculture, and trading. His characteristics that may be applied to the contemporary society are the both internal and external virtues as being well established in morality as well as bearing a good character.