INTEGRATION OF BUDDHADHAMMA PRINCIPLE FOR ELDERLY POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MUNICIPALITYIN LAMPHUN PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were to study the potential of the elderly, the factors affecting the potential of the elderly and propose guidelines for developing the potential of the elderly of Municipality in Lamphun Province. Using Mix Methods Research. The sample used in this research was elderly people living in Umong Municipality. Ban Klang Sub-district Municipality Ton Thong Sub-district Municipality Mueang Lamphun District, Lamphun Province, amount 380 samples by using multi-stage sampling method. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using statistics, frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, simple regression analysis. Qualitative research used in-depth interviews with 18 key contributors or people and performed content analysis. The results of the research were as follows: 1. Potential of the elderly of Municipality in Lamphun Province. With the average of the high level (= 3.89). 2. Factors affecting the potential of the elderly of the Municipality in Lamphun province found that Administrative factors, principle of participation and the tri-sikha principle. Hypothesis testing results, it was found that the management factor (X1), participatory factor (X2), the tri-sikha principle (X3) significantly influenced the elderly potential of Municipality in Lamphun Province (Y). Statistics at level 0.01. 3. The municipality had integrated Buddhadhamma principles for the development of the potential of the elderly in the field of precepts, which was the training of the core knowledge of the 5 precepts. In terms of meditation, there were prayers, meditation, walking meditation, meditation. Intelligence promotes activities that help improve physical health. The intellectual aspect is to promote activities that help develop wisdom that will be used in normal life. Practice meditation And Vipassana meditation.