Approach to promote and protect Buddhism

Abstract

The state of support and protection of Buddhism in the Buddhist history wasgenerally made by the Sangha, the rich men, authorized people, and all other people who sacrificed their lives to Buddhism according to the given roles and duties. Generally, they aimed at protecting the Buddhist principles. However, the support and protection of Buddhism that were greatly stable and sustainable required the protection of all elements of Buddhism: Sāsanadhamma by studying it clearly, practicing it, and spreading it towards the other people, Sāsanapuggala by promoting the support and protection of moral religious personnel who followed the Buddha’s teachings and by establishing the religious heir to spread Buddhism, Sāsana-sathana by issuing the proper rules to establish the temples and calling for the communities to take care of the temples and be conscious of them as their own property, Sāsana-vatthu by keeping and  respecting the Buddha images and the disciple images with recognizing their value to help all creatures from suffering, and finally, Sāsana-bidhi by studying the Buddhist rites clearly and recognizing their value, importance and keeping them for the next generations.