Virtue and Morality Development according to Six-direction Dhamma through Process of Dhamma Delivery into Community of Wat Thong Noppakun in Meaung District in Phetchaburi Province

Abstract

Problems in communities result from people’s behaviors at risk of lacking virtue and morality. The researcher was, therefore, interested in doing the study on development of virtue and morality according to six-direction Dhamma through Process of Dhamma Delivery into Community of Wat Thong Noppakun, Meaung District, Phetchaburi Province aiming to: 1) study the process of Dhamma delivery to the community of Wat Thong Noppakhun, Muang District, Phetchaburi Province, and 2) evaluate the effect of process of Dhamma delivery to the community on people’s behavior in treating each other according to six-direction Dhamma in the community of Wat Thong Naphakhun, Muang District, Phetchaburi Province. The sample group used in the research were people participating in the process of Dhamma delivery to the community of Wat Thong Naphakhun, Muang District, Phetchaburi Province, consisting of 90 people from 30 households, 3 persons each, and 30 people, 3 persons from each of 10 households, participating in focus group discussion, selected by using purposive sampling method. The research tools were a questionnaire and focus group discussion. The data were analyzed by using mean, standard deviation, percentage, and content analysis. The results revealed that 1)The process of Dhamma delivery to the community of Wat Thong Noppakhun, Muang District, Phetchaburi Province, was the process of moral family creation consisting of 3 important steps: Step 1: Providing knowledge of the 6-direction Dhamma to the community by preaching according to the process of Dhamma delivery to each village before the Lent festival, Step 2: Nurturing behaviors according to the 6-direction Dhamma through reflection processes and group counseling, according to the Buddhist counseling model, with follow up process on the practice of the 6-direction Dhamma every Buddhist holy day through the Lent festival, Step 3: Evaluating the people’s behavior on treating each other according to 6-direction Dhamma by inquiring about the behaviors and interviewing behaviors according to the role of the 6-direction Dhamma.  2)The evaluation of the effect of process of Dhamma delivery to the community on people’s behavior in treating each other according to six-direction Dhamma of Wat Thong Naphakhun, Muang District, Phetchaburi Province, revealed that persons in the six-direction Dhamma, consisting of 1) parents, 2) teachers, 3) spouses, 4) friends, 5) monks, and 6) employers and employees, had the generous and supportive behavior.The research finding showed that the process of Dhamma delivery to the community of Wat Thong Noppakhun, Muang District, Phetchaburi Province resulted in the behavior of persons in the 6-direction Dhamma in that each role of each group consisted of support and generosity for each other with virtue and morality, which helped people in the community living together in happiness and order.