MONKS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACCORDING TO BUDDHIST

Abstract

Ccommunity development is a collective action to improve the living conditions of the community to be solidarity and to operate in the desired direction by relying on the cooperation of the people in that community to help themselves and work together.

          Community development is something Thai monks have been doing since the past to the present. Because Thai monks and people are related in many dimensions and have always led people to develop communities. Although the current situation is a crisis of faith. The introduction of Buddhist principles, namely solitude and building a right livelihood, is the observance of the five precepts, not causing trouble to oneself and others. Being able to live a life of self-reliance is the 5 precepts (not killing animals, not stealing, not committing sexual misconduct, not telling lies, not drinking intoxicants) that start from a person with honesty. legal occupation, not against morality and be able to build a good career, achieving stability, wealth, security for society, making the country economically stable. Based on the 4 principles of Bhavana, development;  physical development (virtue development, mental development, and wisdom development) resulting in sustainable community development in 6 areas, consisting of 1. Change for the better 2. Community personnel development 3. There were initiative thinking,  4 Develop a better quality of life 5.Respond to basic needs 6.Relieve and eliminate problems in the community