A CONCEPT OF BUDDHIST TOURISM MANAGEMENT: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to study the concept of Buddhist tourism management reflecting principles, concepts, and practices toward Buddhist places in Buddhism. Buddhist document and related research were used for analysis and synthesis including the observation of behavior and social phenomenon in order to present appropriate concepts and practices.  

The Results of Studies found that Tourism management is very important toward the development of tourist resource existence for the highest utilization. Most income from society and country came from holistic tourism industry. According to trend of Buddhist tourism management, the increasing utilization of resource will be the main factor of tourism management. Therefore, holistic Buddhism is needed to consider for the management in correct concepts, principles and practices. Tourism management should encourage people to preserve the principle, to learn and know about religions, to behave in the correct practice, and to understand religious way. As the result, they will be able to adjust and practice themselves following religious principle within the visit place in order to emerge quality, balance and efficiency of the right principle. The main purpose is to employ the public utilization and to encourage the quality of life in Buddhist way which will show how to manage truly Buddhist tourism management.