GOOD MANAGEMENT MODEL OF MONASTORY IN CHAINAT PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this research were; 1. To study general condition of monastery management in Chainat Province, 2. To study the components of monastery management in Chainat Province and 3. To propose a good management model for monastery in Chainat Province
Methodology was the mixed methods. The qualitative method collected data from document and in-depth-interviewing 32 key informants and analyzed data by content analysis and descriptive interpretation and then used the findings to form a basic model for monastery development and then submitted the basic model to 12 participants in focus group discussion to confirm the model. The quantitative method collected data from stratified 162 samples who were monks in Chinat Province by using questionnaires with reliability score at 0.981, analyzed data with descriptive statistics; frequency, percentile, mean and standard deviation.
Findings of this research were as follows:
1. General conditions of monastery management In Chinat Province were that: Strength; there was unity in management under supervision of various levels of administrative monks where the abbots with good knowledge were the highest administrators, Weakness; monks and novices were limited, minimal in numbers. Some monasteries had only abbots causing monastery maintenance ineffective and not-orderly. The ancient buildings were left dirty, deserted and decay, Opportunity; Chinat Province is the province of Buddhism with long history where majority of people were Buddhists. There are many Buddhist arts and crafts and honorary and sacred monks. People live their lives in line with Buddhism, Threats; Chinat Province has diversity in culture and the trends of foreign culture favoritism began to take shape and replace the good cultures of the province. Young people do not understand and appreciate the old cultures from their ancestors and begin to adopt new cultures from outside which was the wrong trend.
2. Components of monastery management in Chinat Province were of 4 components with 12 principles. Component 1: monastery maintenance, management and religious property consisted of 3 principles; 1) monastery development strategic plan, 2) model monastery development, learning gardens in monasteries, 3) effective tools and system development for ancient property maintenance. Component 2: monk and laity administration; consisted of 3 important principles; 1) abbots’ modernly completed offices, 2) administrative monks development, 3) model Buddhism heritage generation. Component 3: training and dissemination; consisted of 3 principles; 1) Phrapariyattidhamma school, establishment, Dhamma and Pali, 2) lifelong education support, 3) local loving teachers development. Component 4: support and facilitate in merit making; consisted of 3 principles; 1) beautiful and secured monastery development, 2) personnel development for being ready for services and 3) junior monastery warden building.
3. Models for monastery management development In Chinat Province were of 4 models; Model 1: monastery development towards competency organizations, consisting of 3 activities; formulating strategic monastery development plan with participation from all parties concerned, public hearing and plan implementation. Effective administrative tools development, learning center implementation in monasteries and monastery development towards the outstanding developed monasteries. Model 2: good and qualified religious personnel development, consisting of 3 activities; office setting in monasteries, more contacting channels creation, qualified personnel development by selecting novices and monks for higher education, good religious heritage building by selecting qualified religious inheritors for more training and higher education. Model 3: ethical learning development; consisting of 4 activities; Phrapariyattidhamma school networking, joint learning activities at sub-district or district levels, qualified personnel development, learning center such as physical development, morality, social, spirits and wisdom, education quality promotion by developing administrators and teachers to have qualification and ethics, model youth development by immunity vaccination. Model 4: religious place, religious personnel and religious ceremonies consisting of 4 activities; religious place development by safeguarding and developing the religious places to the sustainable, strong and holding Thailand identities. Personnel development emphasizing language competency and folk cultural center and religious ceremonies. Training for the right religious ceremonies, religious handbooks for the right religious ceremonies, community tradition and culture activity promotion and Buddhism promotion activities should be set up regularly.