BUDDHISM AND GOOD GOVERNANCE

Authors

  • Achara Lortrakul Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University

Keywords:

Buddhism Good Governance Government Administration

Abstract

The objective of this article was: to educate the Buddhism that corresponding to the Government Administration with the Good Governance. The 7 purposes of Good Governance were 1) the benefit of the people, 2) achievement of the mission. 3) efficient and cost-oriented mission of 4) no operational procedure unnecessarily5) Update the mission of the government to keep pace with the situation. 6) People have been facilitated and have been responding to the needs And 7) the evaluation of the performance of official duties regularly. And the Buddhism that corresponding to these 7 purposes were principles to govern themselves, and principles to govern the people. If it is ruled by a king used "the Virtues of the King " (Thodsapitrajatham), but if it is ruled by a group of persons, used “the conditions of welfare” (Aparihaniyatham). The principles to govern the people, the principle that the rulers used to govern the people, were Sangahavatthu 4 and Akati 4. These principles can be used by the King or by the party to rule the monarchy.

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Published

2020-08-02

How to Cite

Lortrakul, A. (2020). BUDDHISM AND GOOD GOVERNANCE. Journal of MCU Social Science Review, 6(3), 237–251. Retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jssr/article/view/245666

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2017): Vol.6 No.3 July-September 2017

Section

Research Articles

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