Monks' Role: Social Work and Community Development

Abstract

This article aims to present the role of monks in community assistance and development. The results of the study found that Monks have provided assistance to people suffering from disasters in various places without discrimination of caste, race and religion. But what is important is to help and develop the minds of those who have suffered various disasters to relieve their sorrow and suffering. An important duty of monks towards society is to help the community in that society, causing prosperity both physically and mentally, being able to allow the community to help itself. Therefore, monks must have a spirit of helping and developing the community, namely (1) loving the temple like home, (2) loving work like life, (3) loving students like children, and (4) loving villagers like relatives. Monks must develop the community at the same time, that is, develop the house, develop the temple, and the school or government. These three parts are very important, which compares the house to the body, the temple to the mind, and the school to the brain.