The Challenge of Cohesiveness of Mahayana Monastic Tradition Groups in Indonesia: Irving L. Janis's Groupthink Perspective

Duta Arya Sutrisno

Maha Prajna Buddhist College, Indonesia

The Mahayana monastic tradition group in Indonesia is unique, with Mahayana traditional ritual methods and practices involving every member of the Group. This study examined how the format of group cohesiveness in members of the Mahayana Tradition Monk Sangha developed in Indonesia. The theory used in this study is the Groupthink theory proposed by Irving L. J, emphasizing the first Groupthink tendency related to cohesiveness in a group. This study utilized a qualitative descriptive method. Data were collected through interviews with five people in the Indonesian Mahayana Sangha Monk Group and participatory observation. The results of the study indicate that the formation of cohesiveness in the Indonesian Mahayana Sangha Monk Group has high cohesiveness, known from four dimensions of cohesiveness: Group Integration, Cohesiveness in the Group, Togetherness in the Group, and Reciprocal Relations in the Group. Cohesiveness, Cohesiveness is present as a similar goal in the practice of Mahayana Buddhism, with the condition found that the cohesiveness that exists in the group of monks in the Mahayana tradition has a tendency to Groupthink within the group, which can lead to a lack of characteristic critical in groups and policies that do not accommodate the opinion of member in the Indonesian Mahayana Sangha Group.

Article link: https://www.asianinstituteofresearch.org/JSParchives/the-challenge-of-cohesiveness-of-mahayana-monastic-tradition-groups-in-indonesia%3A-irving-l.-janis's-groupthink-perspective