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Development Guidelines for the Dhamma Practice Office at Tha Phong Temple, Takut Sub-district, Mueang District, Saraburi Province

ถวิล ภูธร
Thailand
Pra-AtikarnNarongsak Bunchuay
Thailand
Akkharadet Suphannafai
Thailand
Siwaporn Phayakkanant
Thailand
Keywords: Development Guidelines, Dhamma Practice Office, Tha Phong Temple
Published: Jan 7, 2021

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            The objectives of this qualitative research were: 1) to study the administrative problems of the Dhamma Practice Office of Tha Phong Temple; 2) to study the administrative models of Dhamma practice office including the Dhamma Practice Office of Sriburi Rattanaram Temple in Pak Phriao subdistrict, Mueang Saraburi district, and the Dhamma Practice Office of Makham Reang Temple in Phai Khwang subdistrict, Ban Mo district, Saraburi province; and 3) to study the guidelines for the development of the Dhamma Practice Office of Tha Phong Temple in Takut Sub-district, Mueang district, Saraburi province. Population and sample groups were categorized according to research objectives, including: 1) seven people involved in the management of Wat Tha Phong Dharma Practice Bureau by using interview form and 132 people who came to practice Dharma at Tha Phong Temple, Takut Sub-district, Muang District, Saraburi Province, data were collected by using questionnaires; 2) eight people involved in the management of the Dharma Practice Bureau, Wat Makham Temple, data were collected by using an interview form; 3) Persons involved in the management of Wat Tha Phong Dharma Practice Office Representatives who come to practice dharma 8 people know about the management of the Dharma Practice. The collected data was analyzed through a descriptive and interpretative synthesis.


         The findings are as follows. 1) For the administrative problems, the study showed that there is still a lack of operational budgets and basic facilities for Dhamma Practice Office. Further, there is still a lack of coordination in term of lecturers with other Dhamma practice centers. Regarding to the opinion on activities of Dhamma Practice Center of Tha Phong Temple, it was found that the overall opinion is at a low level ( = 2.46; S.D. = 0.25), sorted from the average score from highest to lowest as follows: the management of Dhamma practice courses (moderate level), the administration of Dhamma Practice Office (low level), the lecturers (a low level), the place (low level), respectively. 2) Owing to the study of the administrative models of Dhamma practice office, the study revealed that Saraburi Provincial Dharma Practice Office 4 at Makham Reang Temple is a role model in administration in terms of managing, providing knowledgeable and expertise lecturers as well as concrete practice in selecting persons to become monks and novices. 3) The guidelines for the development of the Dhamma Practice Center of Tha Phong Temple are provided in 3 areas: location development; lecturer development, and administration development.

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ภูธร ถ., Bunchuay, P.-A., Suphannafai, A., & Phayakkanant, S. (2021). Development Guidelines for the Dhamma Practice Office at Tha Phong Temple, Takut Sub-district, Mueang District, Saraburi Province. Journal of Local Governance and Innovation, 4(3), 267–284. retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JLGISRRU/article/view/246380

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