Buddhist Methods for Health Management of Sanghat Mueang District in Trat Proveince

Abstract

Objectives of this research are: (1) To study the general condition of the well-being management of the Muang District Sangha, Trat Province, (2) To study the factors affecting the well-being management of the Muang District, Trat Province, (3) To present the Buddhist method of well-being management of the Muang District, Trat Province.

Methodology was the mixed methods. The quantitative research. The researcher studied a sample of 198 monks who were monks in the administrative area of the monastic order of Muang District, Trat Province. The tools used in the research of the standard questionnaire of 5 levels of estimation are data analysis using statistics, including descriptive statistics, percentages, averages, and standard deviations. Inference statistics Qualitative research includes document analysis and interviews are used as a tool to collect field data from key informants. and analyzed the data by content analysis techniques to accompany the context.

The research findings were as follow;

1. The level of monks' performance towards the Buddhist method of managing the well-being of the monks in Muang District, Trat Province showed that the level of monks' operation was generally moderate ( =2.82 , S.D. = 0.20). When looking at each aspect, it is found that the 4M administration is at a high level ( =3.36, S.D. =0.23), followed by the Buddhist Dharma Prayer 4 ( =2.82, S.D. =0.20) and the least is the Buddhist method of managing the well-being of the monastic community ( = 2.28, S.D. =0.16), respectively.