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leader as perfect as Dhamma. Once the Lord Buddha left a clear message to Venerable
Ānanda in Mahāparinibbāna Sutta that: “Ānanda, for what I have taught and explained

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to you as Dhamma and discipline will, at my passing, be your teacher.”
As the Dhamma is the master or the teacher of everyone, they charge the

morality not lesser than their lives. For a grate man or a leader should not break the
morality for the sake of his own happiness. Instead, he will sacrifice his life. Thus, in

Visuddhimagga mention that “Pātimokkham visodhento, Appeva jīvitan jahe, paññttan
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lokanāthena, na bhinde sīlasamvaram.” As a leader who emphasizes about honesty,
he will not destroy the morality even he has to scarify his life.

The role of religious leadership was not only for general advocacy, but also

for specific responsibilities of conflict resolution. 100 A religious leader is a peacemaker,

who can teach such as how to love and compassion to the society to refrain from
violence. Sayardaw U Dhammapiya made a statement that: morality is a kind of a

human value which leads us to live in peace. 101

Buddhist theory of organizational leadership offers significant insights into

how individuals and organizations can effectively adapt to change not only at the
individual level, but also at the group and organizational levels. 102 No matter the size

of a group is small or large, there always must be a leader to lead. The president is the
leader of the country, organization and society and the parent is the leader of the family.

Family is a mini-society among the human society in accordance with Buddhist

perspective.

98 Dīgha Nikāya [The Long Discourses of the Buddha], Maurice Walshe (trans.),
(B0ston: Wisdom Publication, 1995), p.270.
99 Vism 36.

100 Chan Baidjnath Misier, World Council of Religious Leaders A New Vision,
(Bangkok: Advertising & Media Consultants, 2004), p.5.

101 Sayadaw U Dhammapiya, Buddhist Ethics in Daily Life, (Kuala Lumpur:
Selangor Buddhist Vipassanā Meditation Society, 1999), p. 42.

102 Mark Kriger, Satinder Dhiman, A Buddhist Theory of Organizational
Leadership, viewed March 26, 2021,
<https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-319-62163-0_53>.