THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE ACCORDING TO PRINCIPLES OF DITTHADHAMMIKATTHA OF STUDENTS IN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUDDHISM AND PHILOSOPHY MAHAMAKUT BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY

Abstract

               The research is aimed 1) to study principles Buddhist for development living quality of Graduate students in Buddhism and Philosophy, Mahamakut Buddhist University, 2) to study about Principles of Ditthadhammikattha of Students in Graduate School of Buddhism and Philosophy Mahamakut Buddhist University, 3) to suggest some solutions according to the development of life quality according to Principles of Ditthadhammikattha of Students in Graduate School of Buddhism and Philosophy Mahamakut Buddhist University.
             The population consists of some graduate students in Buddhism and Philosophy namely, 12 first-year graduate students studying in weekday course, 10 second-year graduate students studying in weekday course, 8 first-year graduate students studying in weekend course, 5 second-year graduate students studying in weekend course and 19 doctoral students. The whole amount of the research population is 54. All of the populations have knowledge on Buddhism and 4 principles of Ditthadhammikattha. 4) The research instruments individual in-depth interview that has been inspected by experts and the information has been verified for accuracy to analyze content.
               The research findings reveal that the students utilize Buddhist principles in their quality of life development by adapting 4 principles of Ditthadhammikattha in Buddhism by mental development in order to be successful and grateful in their lives by utilizing conviction, honest, merciness, compassionate, kindness, sympathetic joy, detachment, and sufficiency which are divided into 4 categories of Dhamma namely, by using the principles of Viriya Dharma, Honest Dharma, Kalayanamittham, Metta Mercy, Muthitaka Upha-Akkha and Sufficiency Principles Classified according to the 4 principles which are:

              1. Utthana Sampada Category refers to ‘being endowed with energy’, the Buddhist principles for study development, residence renovation as well as a tool to be successful in life.
              2. Arakkhasampada Category refers to ‘being endowed watchfulness’, the Buddhist principles for income management by offering to parents, supporting families, making merits, and saving when necessary and sufficiently.
             3. Kalyanamittata Category refers to ‘having good company’, the Buddhist principles for association with right people in order to select good persons, supporting persons, or determining the ones with righteous recommendations, those who are regular honest.
               4. Samajivita Category refers to ‘being fulfilled with good living, the Buddhist principles for working or living according to Buddhist teachings, laws, including pertaining precepts, practicing meditation and wisdom for their own peace and society.