A MODEL OF ADMINISTATIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR BUDDHIST PROPAGATION COUNCIL IN PHETCHABURI PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of research paper were (1) to study general state of Buddhism propagation monks management model in Phetchaburi province, (2) to study the correlation factors of Buddhism propagation monks management model in Phetchaburi province, and (3) to propose the development model of Buddhism propagation monks council in Phetchaburi province. The research methodology was the mixed-methods research by using the qualitative research that researcher had in-depth interview from 18 key informants  and focus group with 14 persons by analyzing the descriptive content and the quantitative research distributed the questionnaires of 350 sampling group through frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation : S.D.) and tested the Pearson’s correlations coefficient.

The findings of this research were as following:

1. The general state of Buddhism propagation monks management model in Phetchaburi province in overall were 1) the personnel aspect, state of Buddhism propagation monks in Phetchaburi province had the many educated monks to propagate Buddhism.There are enough temples and monks in Phetchaburi province for Buddhists to making merits for many good action ceremonies. Buddhists had the faith and gave the monks support for Buddhism propagation. 2) The budget aspect, Buddhism propagation monks in Phetchaburi province helped to donate for the support by offering robes the monks and donating individually, and to invite and advertise to Buddhists and the Sangha and others to co-donate the fund. 3) The materials aspect; Buddhism propagation monks in Phetchaburi province had the radio broadcast station of Thailand in Phetchaburi province, had village broadcast halls and had the community radio broadcast for Buddhism propagation, had the stucco arts at many temples in the area of Phetchaburi province. 4) The management aspect; Buddhism propagation monks in Phetchaburi province had the cooperation to set up the Buddhist propagation monks council in Phetchaburi province by combining the best sermon monks, provincial sermon monks, behavior supervisor monks, education supervisor monks, Buddhist missionary monks, moral teaching monks in the schools, Phrapariyattidhamma school teacher monks and Insight meditation master monks.
2. The findings of correlation factors analysis of Buddhism propagators management model in Phetchaburi province , found that the correlations coefficient (r) had the value at 0.946 that showed that the  factors had affects  were the four principles of sermon, duties of Buddhism propagators council in Phetchaburi province had relationship the at high level and correlations coefficient (r) found that had the value at 0.953 that showed that the factors had effects were the four Ms management and had the duties of Buddhism propagators’ monks council in Phetchaburi province had the relationship and correlations at high levels.
3. The development model of Buddhism propagator monks council in Phetchaburi province as follows ;1) The personnel aspect, the state of Buddhism propagator monks in Phetchaburi province set up Buddhism propagator monks council and has the committee and members of Buddhism propagator monks in Phetchaburi province. 2) The budget aspect of the state of Buddhism propagator monks in Phetchaburi province ; the state of Buddhism propagator monks in Phetchaburi province has the budget that comes from the donation of Buddhist propagator monks by offering robes to the monks every year on September 11, that has the fund for more than four millions Baht and deposit at the bank and uses the interests for Buddhism propagation management. 3) The materials aspect of Buddhism propagator monks council in Phetchaburi province , Buddhism propagator monks have the materials within the temples such as the Buddha Images, practical rules of  Buddhism propagator monks  and use the  religious stucco arts , wall painting and archeological places, drums and bells  and  village meeting halls located in the temples to propagate Buddhism and has the FM 95.75 MHz radio broadcast station of Thailand in Phetchaburi province. 4). The management aspect of state of Buddhism propagator monks management  in Phetchaburi province ; the management aspect consist of participation of many groups by executives must cooperate to have the integrated development to the proper management in the interesting model and be satisfactory to the Buddhism propagator monks and Buddhists.