A Study of Relation between Buddhism disemmination of Buddhist Monks and the Promotion of Buddhism of Lay people in prik sub-district, Thungyai district, Nakorn Si Thammarat Province.

Abstract

The objectives of this research were as follows 1. To study the dissemination of Buddhism of monks in Prik sub - district, Thungyai district, Nakhon  Si Thammarat province  2. To study the promotion of Buddhism of Buddhist Lay people in Prik sub - district, Thungyai district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province and  3. To study the relation between Buddhism dissemination and promotion of Buddhism of Buddhist Lay people in Prik sub-district, Thungyai district,  Nakhon Si Thammarat province. The population were composed of Buddhist Lay people who live in Prik sub-district, Thungyai district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province,  there are 260 persons,  sample size according to Krejcie and Morgan’s table measurement, the sample were about 155 persons, sampling by simple random sampling. The instrument  for data collection was questionnaire which designed by the researcher at the reliability .930. The statistics were applied as follows; frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and to test the relation of sample  by  Chi – square test.

The findings were as follows;

1. The dissemination of Buddhism in Prik sub-district, Thungyai district, Nakhon  Si Thammarat province by overview in each aspects found that there were at more level ( = 4.09) when considered in each aspect from more to less found that the aspect of preacher was the highest mean ( = 4.20) and followed up the aspect of benefit from dissemination ( = 4.09), the aspect of Technique of dissemination ( = 4.07) and the aspect of content for dissemination was the lowest mean ( = 4.03) and when classified in terms of

sexes, ages, occupations and educations found that by overview was at more level.

1. The results of promotion of Buddhism of Buddhist Lay people in Prik sub-district, Thungyai district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province found that Lay people have undertaken the five precepts as always in 89.03%, to publish and produce the VCD in 63.23%, to be given chairity (arms around) as always in 50.32%, to be always listening Dhamma in 49.68% and practive Dhamma more than ten times a year in 34.38%.


2. The relation between dissemination of Buddhism and promotion of Buddhist Lay people in Prik sub-district, Thungyai district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province found that to undertake the precepts, Dhamma listening, to publish of Dhamma  Books and produce Dhamma VCD, there were related with dissemination of Buddhism of the Buddhist monks as the statistically significance at. 05, but in terms of merit making by giving arms around, ordination and Dhamma practice, there were not related with dissemination of Buddhism of the Buddhist monks.