THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE YOUTH FOR READY TO CARE ELDERS BASED ON BUDDHISM

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were to: 1) study concepts and theories of the potential development to the youth for ready to care the elderly based on Buddhism, 2) study the Dhamma about the potential development to the youth for ready to care the elderly based on Buddhism, 3) integrate the Dhamma of the potential development to the youth for ready to care the elderly based on Buddhism, and 4) to propose a guideline and a knowledge model in the potential development to the youth for ready to care the elderly based on Buddhism. Research methodology is a qualitative research by means of document studies, in-depth interview of 15 key informants, and focus group of 11 persons. The results of the study indicated that: 1) Concepts and theories of the potential development to the youth are the condition to the driving force that drives and pushes the youth to have competent behaviors which are attitude, knowledge and skills. 2) The Dhamma of Buddhism can be integrated in the potential development to the youth for ready to care the elderly that consists of gratitude and ten kinds of the Puññakiriyãvatthu. 3) Integration of Dhamma principles is finding ways to the potential development to the youth for ready to care the elderly. It consists of the guidelines: 3.1) the attitude aspect, arising from internal and external stimulation, 3.2) knowledge aspect, arising from knowledge creation and knowledge transfer, and 3.3) Skill aspect, arising from physical and behavior. 4) Knowledge of the potential development to the youth for ready to care the elderly based on Buddhism is a method that is established and sustained based on dharma principles consisting of Kataññu katavedi and ten kinds of the Puññakiriyãvatthu in the form of “YAKSE MODEL”