BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES AND THE CATTLE BUFFALO BANK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO ACHIEVED INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY PEACEFULNESS

Abstract

This academic article was intended to study: 1. The cattle buffalo bank project in Thailand. 2 The method of the Buddhist principles that was applied to the cattle buffalo bank development project. 3. How the development project of the cattle buffalo bank can provide peacefulness to individuals and communities, by studying documents, research paper, academic articles, Master and Doctoral thesis. The cattle buffalo bank project is an alternative way to solve poverty and inequality.

     The study was found that 1. The cattle buffalo bank project originated from the royal initiative project of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, His Majesty King Rama 9, in 1989, was the first time, the Department of Livestock Development had 280 buffaloes brought to distribute to poor farmers in Prachinburi Province 2. Using the Buddhist principles to develop the cattle buffalo bank project. In this regard, the Billionaire’s Heart and Iddhipada IV principles were applied to the delivery and training process. 3) The cattle buffalo bank project has made the people and community responsible, industrious, conscience, patience, diligence, self-preservation, and self-sufficiency. Farmers have increasing trend of income from participating in the program because there were extra occupations in livestock. When people and communities have higher incomes, less inequality, and less Internal conflict lead to reconciliation and peacefulness of the community.