Engaged Buddhism: A Social Movement and Spiritual Practice for the Betterment of Humanity

Abstract

There are twelve recognized classical religions in our world. All religions have good essence and spiritualism is the ultimate aim of every religions.  Buddhism is one of them. Buddhism is the indigenous religion in India. Spiritualism in Buddhism is a process of virtual transformation through individual to society. Buddhist spirituality is concerned with the end of suffering through the enlightened understanding of reality. Buddha preached that the life is suffering and this suffering arises for our ignorance, greed and delusion. Buddha not only told about the human disease but also he suggested the medicine. As a remedy he told the eight fold path and this path is the spiritual path. If we follow this spiritual path then our self transformation will be possible and then social transformation also will be happened.