Ninth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society

Abstract

In this paper has three objectives to analyze which are to study jean-Paul Sartre’s concept of the Existentialism, to study the concept of the existentialism in Theravada Buddhist philosophy, and to critically analyze the existentialism according to the concept of Theravada Buddhist Philosophy. It is found that: in relation with the first objective, it’s found that Sartre’s existentialism is of two characteristics of phenomenology: the ontological concept processing two kinds of beings, namely ‘the being in itself’ and ‘being for itself’ and the concept of humanism concerning the existence of human being that preceded the essence, in relation with the second objective, it is found that the concept of existentialism in Buddhist philosophy consists of two parts: the metaphysical concept concerning the existence of materiality and immateriality together with the law of causation and the concept in terms of humanism regarded as the five aggregates-the non-ego, in relation with the third objective, it’s found that the concept of existentialism in Buddhist philosophy is focused on the human being which is not just a living being but to live consciously with the awareness of phenomenon is real existent because the only existence is not the true goal but attainment of Nibbana (ultimate goal).