Guidelines for Participation in Maintaining the 5 Precepts of Ban Lao Community, Chaiyo District, Ang Thong Province

Abstract

          The objectives of this research were to study 1) personal factors and the 5 precepts of the Ban Lao community and 2) the guideline for participation in upholding the 5 precepts of the Ban Lao community. This research was a Mixed Method Research. The sample group used in the study were 80 households living in Ban Lao community, Chaiyo District, Ang Thong Province. Percentage, mean, and standard deviation were used for statistical analysis, and summaries were used to analyze the qualitative data. The results of the research were found as follows.
          1) Personal factors and the 5 precepts of the Ban Lao community found that  

               1.1) Most of them were female (53.54%), aged 41-60 years, (32.32%), the educational level below bachelor's degree (88.89%), agricultural occupation (53.54%), earning less than 15,000 baht per month (59.60%), living period In the community for more than 10 years (84.85%), and the status in the community are residents (93.94%).

               1.2) The 5 precepts found that the preservation of the precepts 5 in the Ban Lao community, overall was at the highest level (x̄= 4.69), and when considering the aspect of refraining from killing and killing, it was at the highest level (x̄=4.81)

          2) Guidelines for participation in upholding the 5 precepts of the Ban Lao community. The approach was divided into four terms as follows:

               2.1) In terms of decision-making in organizing activities related to precepts 5 was at the highest level.

               2.2) In terms of operations related to the upholding of the 5 precepts were at the highest level.
               2.3) In terms of benefit from observing the precepts 5 was at the highest level.
               2.4) In terms of evaluation of problems and obstacles was at the highest level.