ROLES OF TEMPLES IN DEVELOPMENT OF STRENGTHCOMMUNITIES: A CASE STUDY OF THE TEMPLES IN BANSANG DISTRICT PRACHINBURI PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this research article were: 1. To study the role of monasteries in developing strong communities: a case study of monasteries in Ban Sang District Prachinburi Province. 2. To study the guidelines for the development of the monasteries role in strengthening the community: A case study of monasteries in Ban Sang District Prachinburi Province, conducted by the mixed reaserch methods. The quantitative research used questionnaires to ask about the role of monasteries in developing a strong community using descriptive statistics, namely the mean, percentage, and standard deviation. The qualitative Research, data were collected through in-depth interviewing 15 key informants and analyzed by content descriptive interpretation.

The results showed that 1. The role of monasteries in the development of strong communities: A case study of monasteries in Ban Sang District Prachinburi Province. according to the opinions of the people and the monks was at a high level. When considering each aspect, it was found that the monks played a high role in community development in all four areas, with averages ranging from highest to lowest. Including cultural development, environmental development, social development and economic development.2. Guidelines for the development of monasteries’ roles in promoting strong community development: A case study of monasteries in Ban Sang District Prachinburi Province consisted of social development. Monks must promote Buddhism for cultivating morality and ethics. Economic development; monks shouls encourage people to conduct honest occupations without encroaching on others and training to educate, understand and be self-reliant. cultural development guidelines; The monks should continue to preserve and promote the culture, thinking of mutual benefit, and developing the environment for monks to clean the monasteries in order not to encroach on the environment for further sustainability.