THE BUDDHIST’S OPINIONS TOWARD SERVICE PROVIDING ACCORDING TO SANGAHAVATTHU PRINCIPLE WAT HONGPRADITTHARAM, HAD YAI DISTRICT, SONGKHLA PROVINCE.

Abstract

The objectives of this research were as follows 1. To study the Buddhist’s opinion toward service providing to Sangahavatthu principle, Wat Hongpradittharam, Had Yai district, Songkhla province. 2. To compare the Buddhist’s opinion toward service providing according to Sangahavatthu principle in terms of sexes ages, degrees of education, occupations and monthly incomes as differently, and 3. To study the suggestion on the way to promote on service providing according to Sangahavatthu, Wat Hongpradittharam, Had Yai district, Songkhla province. The populations there are 550 persons, sample size by Krejcie and Morgan’s table measurement, the samples were 226 persons, sampling by convenience sampling, data collection by questionnaire. The statistics were applied as follows; frequency, percentage, arithmetic means, standard deviation, t-test, f-test. The arithmetic mean in each pair by LSD method (Least Significant Diligence)

          The findings were as follows.

          1) The Buddhist’s opinion toward service providing according to San-gahavatthu principle, Wat Hongpradittharam, Had Yai district, Songkhla province by overview was at more level (= 3.93) when considered in each aspect found that the aspect of Piyavaja was the highest mean (= 4.08) and followed up the aspect of Dana (= 4.06) but the aspect of Atthajariya was the lowest mean (= 3.97) and when classified in terms of sexes, ages, degrees of education, occupations and monthly incomes found that by overview was at more level.

          2) The comparative result on Buddhist’s opinion toward service providing according to Sangahavatthu principle, Wat Hongpradittharam, Had Yai district, Songkhla province in terms of sexes, ages, degrees of education, occupations and monthly incomes found that in terms of ages by overview and the aspect of Dana, The aspect of Piyavaja and the aspect of Atthajariya there were difference as statistically significance at 0.01 and in terms of degrees of education in the aspect of Dana there were difference as statistically significance at 0.05

          3) The suggestion on the way to promote on service providing according to Sangahavatthu Wat Hongpradittharam, Had Yai district, Songkhla province found that the aspect of Dana was the highest frequency i.e. the temple should promote and activity arrangement for arms around, giving Dana, merit making in the holy day and followed up the temple should provide accommodation to people in any ceremony i.e. tent, chair these should have regarded on regulations as clear and unity.