FACTORS PROMOTING BUDDHISTS’ ORDINATION IN SUNGNOEN DISTRICT, NAKHONRATCHASIMA PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this research article were: 1. To study the level of monks’ opinion on the factors promoting the Buddhists, 2. To compare the monks’ opinions classified by personal factors, and 3. To study problems, obstacles, and recommendations for developing the factors promoting the Buddhists’ ordination at Sungnoen District, Nakhonratchasima Province. Methodology

Findings were as follows: 1. The level of the monks’ opinions on the factors promoting the Buddhists by overall, at high level when classified by aspect, it was found that it was at the highest and high level. 2. Comparative results of monks’ opinions on the factors promoting the Buddhists were the monks with different ages, Dhamma studies, and Pali studies levels did not have different opinions. The monks with different years of monkhood and general educational levels had different opinions at statistically significant level at 0.05. 3. Problems and obstacles were as follows: those who wanted to be ordained lacked supporting factors, some people were forced to be ordained without willfulness. Some people were ordained because of being lazy to work, some were ordained because of old ages, and some were ordained to escape from criminal acts. Recommendations were as follows: there should promote truly understand the ordination, support an education during ordination, provide pre-ordained training, check background of those who wanted to be ordained, have their own media in disseminating accurate information