In the modern era, technology
plays an important role in everyday life. Technology has made our life easier
and confortable and it is useful in every sector regardless of race, faiths as
well as religions. So modern technology makes things easier to use and save
time compared to the previous era. As it is an essential tool for everyday
life, people use it to make life easy and to save time. Buddhist monks today
use technology to spread Buddhist teaching to every part of the world. I
support the idea of using technology to spread of Buddhist teaching.
People who are Buddhist
or non-Buddhist from all over the world can study Buddhism through technology
or the Internet which is one of effective way to spread of Buddhist teaching.
It is good thing that Buddhist monks can easily read Tipitaka books by
installing Tipitaka software in PC or Tablet and easily carry wherever they go.
Who
has the commitment to keep alive the Buddha’s teachings? In the past it has
typically been the monks and scholars with specialised training in the Dhamma.
Traditionally they have preserved and spread the Teachings. But 21st
century Buddhism will be left behind as a museum piece if we do not harness
ourselves to the new technologies and the Internet.[1]
As we are all living in
modern era, we all Buddhist have the responsibility to do the best to spread
Buddhist teaching to the rest of the world by using technology. If we are ignoring
technology and using traditional ways to spreading of Buddhist teaching,
Buddhism will be decline gradually and then finally it will be die out from the earth.
Buddhism
is comfortable using the appropriate technology to spread its teachings, but is
aware of the potential dangers of imbalance due to over fascination with
technology. The key is to be present, to be mindfully present with whatever
you’re doing, so even when you’re online you need to be present and aware of
what you’re doing.[2]
Everything has positive
and negative aspects. Whatever we use without proper consideration becomes
poison of life. If people use technology moderately then nothing negative
affects their life. In the same way, Buddhist monks should use technology
moderately and heedfully in order to spread Buddhism to every part of the
world. It depend on users how they use it.
Even though there is
some negative effect on users using technology, the technology will still be an
important tool in the future that Buddhist leaders will use for the propagation
of Buddhism. This is why I agree with the idea of using technology to spread Buddhist
teaching.
In conclusion, today
the world biggest influence is technology. Although technology cannot give true
happiness and true peace, it has the power to spread Buddhist teaching to every
part of the world. Buddhist leaders or scholars should use this effective way
to spread Buddha Dhamma. No one can deny
the importance of technology and its influence which can give positive or
negative affect on users. But today as a technology era, there is no way to
spread of Buddhist teaching without technology.
[1]
Venerable Pannyavaro, www.buddhanet.net/mag_surf.htm
[2]
Tri Nguyen, 2008, http://www.quangminh.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=182:the-use-of-the-internet-in-buddhist-institutions&catid=1:latest-news
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