APPLING 5 GOODNESS’S PRINCIPLE OF VEN.BUDDHADASA BHIKKHU TO GUIDE ONESELF AND SOCIETY FOR SELF DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to 1) study and analyze the 5 goodness’s principle to guide oneself and Society 2) study and analyze the processes and methods of guidance and 3) study and analyze the applying 5 goodness’s principle of Ven.Buddhadahsa Bhikkhu to guide oneself and Society for self-development. This research was conducted in area of Suratthani province by qualitative research methodology. The data were collected from 8 key informants by Indept-interview and from 7 participants by focus group discussion. The data from both means were analyzed by content analysis. The results of this research showed that 1) Ven.Buddhadahsa Bhikkhu had guided everyone in every statue to respect, obey and be grateful to benefactors 2) There were 5 processes for guidance of Ven.Buddhadahsa Bhikkhu, i.e. individual data collection service, information service, counseling service, placement service and follow up service but the methods for guidance of Ven.Buddhadahsa Bhikkhu consisted of guiding with word, with doing to show, living to see and by showing happiness to see          3) To apply 5 goodness’s principle of Ven.Buddhadahsa Bhikkhu to guide oneself and Society can be concluded in 3 points i.e. first, parent and teachers had to be good model in matter of gratitude and cultivate child for to be good boy through Socialization process, second, in kindergarten level teacher should use activities of the funny fables about virtue, for in primary school and secondary school, the teachers should use teaching activities in form of Constructivism to let childe thinking good and being good person third, administrative offices should develop curriculum of Ven.Buddhadahsa Bhikkhu or 5 goodness’s principle to be modern for using, they had to have a budget for development of teachers.