ITBMU, Diploma class assignment question 1 (First Semester) July, 2026
Influence of Theravāda Buddhism on Social Relationship
Assignment Question:Discuss the statement: “The thirty-eight blessings of the Maṅgala Sutta are ethical and spiritual in nature, providing step-by-step guidance for the journey of life.”(500 words).
9 July 2026 to 20 July 2026
Deadline- 20 July 2026, Monday (9:00 PM)
This assignment question asks students to discuss how the thirty-eight blessings, as ethical and spiritual principles, have influenced social relationships and guided human life in Theravāda Buddhist societies. The Maṅgala Sutta is the source, not the subject. The topic is the historical influence of Theravāda Buddhism on social relationships. Therefore, this is a History question, not a Pāli or Sutta Studies question.
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Mangala Sutta (Blessing-Discourse)
Not associate with fools to associate with the wise and to honor those who are worthy of honors.
To live in a suitable place, to have done meritorious deeds in the past and to keep one’s mind and body in a proper way.
To have much learning, to be skilled in crafts, to be well trained in moral conduct and to have speech that is well-spoken.
Caring for one’s mother and father, supporting one’s spouse and children and having work that causes no confusion.
Giving practice of what is good support of one’s relatives and blameless actions.
Abstention from evil in mind abstention from evil in body and speech, abstention from intoxicants and non-negligence in meritorious acts.
Respectfulness, humbleness, contentment, gratitude and listening to the Dhamma, on suitable occasions.
Patience, obedience, meeting these who have calmed defilements and discussing the Dhamma on suitable occasions.
Practice that consumes evil states, a noble life, seeing the Noble truths and realization of Nibbana.
The mind of a person (an Arahant) who is confronted with worldly conditions does not flutter, is sorrowless, stainless and secure.
Having fulfilled such things as these beings are invincible everywhere and gain happiness everywhere.
Thirty-eight kinds of auspiciousness The Maṅgala Sutta is one of the most widely known of the Buddha’s discourses.
1. Three miṅgalās on social dealing
2. Three miṅgalās on living
3. Four miṅgalās on learning
4. Three miṅgalās on supporting
5. Four miṅgalās on social service
6. Four miṅgalās on abstinence
7. Five miṅgalās on humility
8. Four miṅgalās on forbearance
9. Four miṅgalās on self-control
10. Four miṅgalās on mental strength
1. Three mingalās on social dealing
1. Avoiding the foolish,
2. Association with the wise,
3. Paying honour to the worthy,
This is the way to auspiciousness.
2. Three mingalās on living
1. Residing in a good locality,
2. Having past good merit,
3. Good murturing of the mind,
This is the way to auspiciousness.
3. Four mingalās on learning
1. Requisite education,
2. Innocent vocational training,
3. Obervance of moral discipline
4. Good and sweet speech,
This is the way to auspiciousness
4. Three mingalās on supporting
1. Supporting the parents,
2. Supporting the family,
3. Livelihood free from complications.
This is the way to auspiciousness.
5. Four mingalās on social service
1. Deeds of charity,
2. Practicing ten merits,
3. Supporting the relatives,
4. Doing blameless work,
This is the way to auspiciousness.
6. Four mingalās on abstinence
1. Avoiding from evil in mind,
2. Avoiding from evil in body and speech,
3. Abstinence from intoxicants,
4. Mindfulness in good merits,
This is the way to auspiciousness.
7. Five mingalās on humility gãravoca nivãtoca
1. Reverence to those who are worthy
2. Practice of humility
3. To have contentment
4. Gratitude,
5. Attention to the noble teachings
This is the way to auspiciousness.
8. Four mingalās on forbearance
1. Forbearance in everything
2. Easy to be taught.
3. Meeting holy persons,
4. Discussing dhamma at a suitable time,
This is the way to auspiciousness.
9. Four mingalās on self-control
1. To practice self-control,
2. To practice noble habits,
3. Perception of four noble truths by means of magga ñãna,
4. Realization of nibbãna,
This is the way to auspiciousness.
10. Four mingalās on mental strength
1. Mental serenity,
2. Freedom from anxiety,
3. Freedom from passion,
4. Freedom from danger,
This is the way to auspiciousness.
Effect of mingalā
Practice these thirty-eight kinds of auspiciousness in your daily life. They will help you overcome the four māras and bring you peace, happiness, and well-being. Always remember that these thirty-eight mingalās lead to a good and successful life.
The five māra
The five māra are:
ဒေဝပုတ္တမာရ် – မာရ်နတ်သား devaputta māra – the god Māra
ကိလေသမာရ် – ကိလေသာဆယ်ပါး kilesamāra – the ten mind-defiling passions
ခန္ဓမာရ် – ခန္ဓာငါးပါး khandhamāra- the five aggregates of existence