DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR ACCORDING TO BUDDHIST ETHICS IN LOM SAK DISTRICT PHETCHABUN PROVINCE

Abstract

This research aims to: 1) Study human behavior based on Buddhist ethics. 2) Study human behavior based on Buddhist ethics in Lom Sak District, Phetchabun Province. 3) Study guidelines for developing human behavior based on Buddhist ethics among the people in Lom Sak District, Phetchabun Province. This is a qualitative research study that examines information from the Tripitaka, documents, and related research. The key informants include 40 monks/people. The data is analyzed descriptively based on inductive reasoning.

               Research findings:

1. Buddhist ethics is a set of practices to control and develop human behavior, serving as a standard for assessing the goodness of humanity and as a measure of ethical standards. It is classified into three levels: the basic level of Buddhist ethics, which is the precepts (Sīla), the intermediate level, which is the Ten Good Deeds (Kusalakarma-bhumi), and the advanced level, which is the Eightfold Path (Magga). This leads to good behavior and the development of ethical reasoning along with behavioral development.
2. The state of Buddhist ethics among the people in Lom Sak District shows that there are three groups of behaviors that violate Buddhist ethics: behaviors that violate moral rules, violations due to ignorance, and intentional violations. As for developing human behavior according to Buddhist ethics in Tha Song Kon Subdistrict, the development follows the Five Precepts, focusing on the development of behavior based on the Five Precepts and the Five Virtues. There are also efforts to develop behaviors for groups with problems, manage factors that promote behavior development, and use community measures to control behavior, promoting healthy behavior development.

          3.The approach to developing human behavior based on Buddhist ethics involves using Buddhist ethics to define a way of life and create norms to form a community ethical mechanism. Buddhist ethics is applied appropriately to the context of the community, with a focus on the development of humanity and the skills required to apply Buddhist ethics. The approach aims to address problems, ensuring social security, and developing ethical reasoning alongside managing factors that support Buddhist ethics. This leads to virtuous behavior, cooperative living, and the development of human resource potential with value.