Vol. 1 No. 1 (2023): JGSB April-Oktober 2023

Pada edisi pertama ini mengupas tuntas tentang konsep Buddhayana yang diagungkan oleh YM. Biksu Mahasthavira Ashin Jinarakkhita. Konsep Buddhayana terbukti dapat memajukan spiritual umat Buddha serta berdampak luas pada perkembangan komunitas Buddha. Biksu Ashin Jinarakkhita melalui ide briliannya membumikan paham Buddhayana sebagai tradisi agama Buddha yang mendukung kebhinekaan dan harmoni di Indonesia, dengan nilai-nilai pluralisme yang dianut masyarakat Buddha.  Buddhayana dapat mempersatukan dalam keanekaragaman yang di Indonesia dan masyarakat Buddha dunia. Fokus lain dalam edisi pertama ini adalah menyajikan pandangan masyarakat Buddha terhadap Buddhayana sebagai alat komunikasi sosial dan studi tentang transformasi organisasi keagamaan, khususnya Majelis Buddhayana Indonesia, melalui nilai-nilai Buddhayana. Secara keseluruhan tema penelitian ini membuka cakrawala pemahaman tentang Buddhayana dan perannya dalam pengembangan masyarakat Buddha di Indonesia.

In this first edition, we thoroughly discuss the concept of Buddhayana, which YM glorifies. Mahasthavira monk Ashin Jinarakkhita. The idea of Buddhayana has been proven to advance the spirituality of Buddhists and have a broad impact on the development of the Buddhist community. Monk Ashin Jinarakkhita, through his brilliant idea, grounded the Buddhayana as a Buddhist tradition that supports diversity and harmony in Indonesia, with the values of pluralism embraced by the Buddhist community.  Buddhayana can unite Indonesia's diversity and the world's Buddhist community. Another focus of this first edition is to present the Buddhist community's view of Buddhayana as a means of social communication and study the transformation of religious organizations, especially the Indonesian Buddhist Council, through Buddhayana values. Overall, the theme of this research opens the horizon of understanding Buddhayana and its role in the development of Buddhist society in Indonesia.