THE OPINION OF LAY-STUDENTS TOWARDS THE MEDITATION PRECTICE COURSE OF GRADUATE SCHOOL, MAHAMAKUT BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This research aims to study the lay-students’ opinion towards a meditation practice project of Graduate School, Mahamakut Buddhist University in order to analyze differences between individual factors and their opinions on the meditation practice project and to collect suggestions for the improvement of the project to suite the participants’ requirements. The sampling groups are 173 graduate students of Mahamakut Buddhist University. The research instruments are questionnaires designed under the study scope, theory, the concerned research works, objectives, hypotheses and definitions of the present study. The results of the study are found that the level of lay-students’ opinion towards the meditation practice project was high and the highest and their opinions towards this project was also satisfactory in overall according to the hypotheses set for the study. The students’ opinion was varied depending on their sex, age, marital status, educational background and occupation. The details were 13 items on different sex such as trainer used enough time, so on, 11 items on different age such as there are enough official to take care, so on, 10 items on different marital status such as there are enough food for two meals, so on, 4 items on different educational background sex such as trainer used enough time, so on, and 10 items on different occupation such as the places is commence and enough to walk up and down. The students suggested that Graduate School invite more meditation masters for the training project in stead of only one taking care of students the whole day long throughout the project duration, and training regulations and the carry-on-necessities be clearly specified and informed in advance.