THE APPLICATIOM OF SANGHAHAVATTHU 4 OF THE ELDERS IN THEIR DAILY LIFE, BAN NONGMEK SAWATHI SUB-DISTRICT, MUANG KHON KAEN DISTRICT, KHON KAEN PROVINCE

Abstract

               This research has the objectives to study: 1. the personal factors of the elders in Ban
Nongmek, Sawathi sub- district, Muang Khon Kaen district, KhonKaen province, 2. the elders’
application of Sanghahavatthu 4 in their daily life, and 3. the suggestion to promote the application of Sanghahavatthu 4 in their daily life in Ban Nongmek, Sawathi sub- district, KhonKaen province. The researchers collected the data from 90 respondents by questionnaires and analyzed by descriptive statistics, percentage, mean, and standard deviation statistics.
              The results were as follows: Most of the elders, 56.67, were female and 43.33 percent were male. Their ages were between 60-65 years old, 41.11, and most of the elders, 94.44, were
graduated primary school. The elders, 87.78, were farmer and earned lower than 5,000 bath/month. The overall of elders’ application of Sanghahavatthu 4 in their daily life was at high mean level (x̅ =3.52)