APLICATION OF BUDDHIST WISDOM FOR FORESTRY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF MONK DEVELOPERS

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) To study the Buddhist wisdom for environmental management of the forest. 2)To analyze the practical Buddhist wisdom for environmental management of the forest. 3)To present the guidelines of environmental management in the forest by Buddhist wisdom. This research is a Qualitative Research; the data were gained by informants were Monk developers in the local area, Forest officers, and Park staffs from 17 provinces of 3 regions and Group Discussion of 9 people consist of the academic experts and the government experts in forest conservation.

          The results indicated as following details;

1. These followed the principles of Buddhism and applied the information to create wisdom for a community in each region, therefore occupation in communities with different types of forest such as Fertile Forest, Dry Forest etc. as this reason in each region has different principles. The Central region followed five precepts and the threefold way in Buddhism for activities, occupation, and unity. Isan region followed the four noble truths and five precepts to support the temple construction, free public meals where was donated consumer goods by the government; included with occupational learning projects, environment conservation activities. Northern region followed perseverance, patience, diligence, a painstaking effort, precept, concentration, intellect, kindliness, and H̄iri o tạp pa in activities by having activity in the forest such as tree ordination as invented tradition, making a Buddha statue in forest.


2. Applicability of Buddhist wisdom to environmental management of forest in each region, for example, Central Region followed five precepts and the threefold way in Buddhism. Isan region followed the four noble truths and five precepts, and Northern region followed perseverance, patience, diligence, a painstaking effort, precept, concentration, intellect, kindliness, and H̄iri o tạp pa. the regions were followed in different ways of the principles of Buddhism as different types of forest.


3. The guidelines for environmental management in the forest by following the principles of Buddhism were the threefold way in Buddhism, four noble truths, perseverance, patience, diligence, a painstaking effort, precept, concentration, intellect, kindliness, and H̄iri o tạp pa. All of the principles were mentioned to reality in humans, co-existence in society, family, community as all of the units have the principles of Buddhism in their life including environmental management of the forest.