Guidelines for Enhancing Family Happiness Based on Buddhist Principles

Abstract

This academic article aims to study the happiness of the family institution, which is the smallest and oldest institution. It is of primary importance and is the first place of learning to survive. The family is considered the main institution of human society. It is characterized by jointly creating the family institution to perform important functions, providing the foundation of love, bonding, warmth, and mutual assistance. Members directly teach and shape specific characteristics. The family is a basic institution in determining the personality pattern, thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, and positive and negative behaviors of humans, which are expressed in the transmission of values, instilling beliefs, enhancing attitudes, determining personalities, ways of behaving, and creating social norms for new generation members, which affects the development of society and the country as a whole. Therefore, the family is like the first mechanism that shapes the personality of individuals to be as society wants, leading to a normal and happy life in society. At the same time, it is also a source of assistance, care, healing, treatment, and rehabilitation when faced with critical problems that affect the way of life of family members.