THE INTEGRATION OF BUDDHIST ETHICS AND SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY PHILOSOPHY FOR HAVING GUARANTEED THAI FAMILY STABILITY IN POSTMODERN SOCIETY

Abstract

                The objectives of this article were: 1) to study the concept of Thai family stability in postmodern society concerning with Sufficiency Economy Philosophy. 2) to study the Buddhist Ethics on strengthening the family stability. 3) to integrate the Buddhist Ethics and Sufficiency Economy Philosophy for Having Guaranteed Thai Family Stability in Postmodern Society. 4) to create a new body of knowledge and model of building Stability of family institution . This research was a qualitative one based documentary research upon the analytic, appreciative and applicative approach so as to lead to the creativity of new body of knowledge in philosophy and religion. The results of research were found as follows: The postmodern Thai family is one that is dynamically spinning the wheel of digital society. It has been faced the social disruption leading to the mobility. To strengthen such the members of Thai family stability for smoothly living proceeding, balancing and self-reliant, it must necessary aware to apply in Sufficiency Economy Philosophy and the principle of Buddhist ethics which is the way of common action of being good or evil. The members of postmodern Thai family should be conducted by the five precepts to not become the antagonistic family and be applied Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in both individual and family levels. Whenever the treat causing the capitalism consumerism and digital society to effect many transformations, being capable to have guaranteed Thai Family Stability in Postmodern Society. As for the creativity of new body of knowledge on the integration of Buddhist Ethics and Sufficiency Economy Philosophy for having guaranteed Thai family stability in postmodern society is PFQ = MEL PHD.