Conflict, Legitimacy and Government Reform: Equitable Allocation of ...

154 KPI Congress XI
Pride is considered the core of conflict situated at the deepest level
because it is adherence to idealism. Furthermore, if that pride consists of
demeritorious acts prompting false views, it will eventually lead to
conflict and violence. Thus, according to Buddhism, the concept that is
the basis of conflict management is “how to create correct views”. The
creation of factors for the occurrence of correct views relies upon the
balance of external factors (outside influences, news, teachings of others,
outside motivators, etc.) and internal factors (correct thinking).
With the aforementioned concept, it can be concluded that the
heart of Buddhist serenity in moderating is to enter the moderation as a
third party or as a mediator. The moderator will act as an external factor
or outside influence who will serve as a comrade in the negotiations as
well as an educator who imparts accurate knowledge and understanding
with various actions considered the keys to making the parties to the
dispute have correct thinking, which is the internal factor leading to
correct views or a correct thoughts for seeking peace agreements
satisfactory to both parties derived from self. For the operating strategy,
it is from the analysis of the case study where Buddha served as a
moderator who used such methods of moderating as encountering,
persuasion, avoidance, advocacy and participation.