AN APPLICATION OF THE TEN ROYAL VIRTUES IN SANGHA’S AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION IN NAKHON SI THAMMARAT PROVINCE (DHAMMAYUT)

Abstract

The objectives of this thesis were as follows : 1) To study the application of the ten royal virtues in Sangha’s affairs administration in Nakhon Si Thammarat province (Dhammayut). 2) To compare the application of the ten royal virtues in Sangha’s affairs administration in Nakhon Si Thammarat province (Dhammayut) in terms of ages, periods of monkhood, Dhamma educations as differently. The population composed of 4,379 persons in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, sample size according to the table of R.V. Krejcie and D.W.Morgan, at the reliability at 95%, got the sample at the number of 201 persons. and in depth interview with 7 key informants The statistics were used as follows, frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t–test, and F-test.

            The results revealed that :

            1) The application of the ten royal virtues in Sangha’s affairs administration in Nakhon Si Thammarat province (Dhammayut) by overviews were at high level, when considered in each aspects from more to less found that the aspect of Dana is the highest mean and follow up the aspect of Avihingsa and the aspect of Akkodha is the lowest mean, respectively.

            2) The comparative results of application of the ten royal virtues in Sangha’s affairs administration in Nakhon Si Thammarat province (Dhammayut) in term of of ages, periods of monkhood, ruling positions, formal education and Dhamma educations found that by overviews for all aspects there are not different as statistical significance at .05.