Corruption is the burning topic of the day in India. It has become all pervasive. Political, economic and social fabrics of India are all vitiated with rampant corruption prevailing in the country. Common people have become victims of the widespread corruption. Out of 178 countries surveyed by the Transparency International in 2010 India’s position was 87^th in their “Corruption Perception Index”. The situation is deteriorating fast your after year. Global Financial Integrity based in Washington has estimated that the size of the India’s underground economy is roughly 50 p.c of the nation’s GDP. It is estimated that more than 50 lac crore are stashed away in foreign banks. Many of the biggest scandals since 2010 such 2G spectrum scam, CWG scan etc. have involved very high level government officials, corporate executives, cabinet ministers and Members of Parliament. Under the circumstances the civil society groups led by Anna Hazare have launched agitation for a strong Lokpal Bill. This paper aims to highlight the worst effect of corruption in society and how Buddhist values  help people to know the ill effect of corruption.