PROMOTING POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND BUDDHISM PROMOTING POLITICAL LEADERSHIP OF POLITICIANS IN NONTHABURI PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this research were 1. To study the general condition. Problems and obstacles 2. To study the factors of Buddhadhamma that affected local politicians' leadership promotion in Nonthaburi Province, conducted by the mixed research methods. The qualitative research, data were collected by in-depth-nterviewing i20 key informants. The tools used were in-depth-interview script. Data were also collected from 13 participants in focus group discussion and analyzed by descriptive interpretation. The quantitative research Distributed questionnaires to personnel in local administrative organizations and people in Nonthaburi Province, totaling 384 people and analyzed by the quantitative data analysis.

The results of the research were found that 1. General conditions were as follows: 1. Strengths: political leaders try to carry out political activities. 2. Weakness; there was an image of politicians lacking fairness. 3. Opportunities; to promote moral leadership. 4.Threats; complex administration because of power of the capital group because they lacked ideology 2. The principles of Buddhadhamma promoting political leadership included: 1. Dana; Giving, politicians were examples of giving. 2. Sila; Precepts, political leaders could strengthen political leadership. 3. Pariccaka, political leaders shared and donated wealth. 4. Ashava. Politicians must show upright and honest behavior. 5. Maddava, the leader, was generous. 6. Tapa, the political leader, has mental development. 7. Akkodha, the political leader, was forgiving. 8. Avihingsa, the political leader, did not take advantage. 9. Khanti; tolerance. Political leaders were patient. 10. Avirodhana promoted political leadership with fairness, and the analysis of Buddhadhamma that promoted leadership was found that the overall aspect was at a high level ( = 3.86, S.D. = 0.66). When considering each aspect, every aspect was at a high level.