A Study of Guideline for Promoting the Giving of Buddhists in Khumueang Sub-district, Khumueang District, Buriram Province

Abstract

          Research article on “A Study of Guidelines for Promotion of the Giving of Buddhist, Khumueang Sub-district, Khumueang District, Buriram Province” have three objectives namely: (1) to study of giving in the scripture of Theravada Buddhism, (2) to study of charity of Buddhists in Khumueang sub-district, Khumueang district, Buriram province, (3) to study the guidelines for promoting the giving of Buddhists, Khumueang Sub-district, Khumueang District, Buriram province.

          The result of study found that;
          1) Buddhists in Khumueang sub-district, Khumueang district, Buriram province respect Buddhism and are Buddhamamaka to giving according to festivals and traditions according to Buddhism principles such as Makhapucha Day, Visakhapucha Day, Atthamipucha Day, Buddhist Holy Day, Merit for passed away persons and so on.

          2) Giving according to the Buddhist principles of Buddhists in Khumueang Sub-district, Khumueang District, Buriram Province follows the tradition concerning belief and faith in teaching of Buddhism. People make the merit for Buddhists, to monks, to uphold Buddhism, which is often doing the activities as giving alms on the morning, give Sanghadana to Buddhist monks and also helping the society, to share professional knowledge and Buddhist knowledge, sacrifice property, have kindness to fellow human beings in the same society according to mature relatives used to practice and teach.

          3) the guidelines for the promotion of giving of Buddhists in Khumueang Sub-district, Khu mueang District, Buriram Province, there are four kinds of promotion such as (1) promote knowledge and faith in giving alms,  (2) promoting the correct method of giving, (3) promotion of charity and (4) promotion of festivals and traditions in order to promote happiness and unity in the society.