An Application of Sangahavatthu in Life Quality Development of People in Tambol Sathingphra Municipality, Satingphra District, Songkhla Province

Abstract

          The objectives of this research were as follows 1) to study an application of Garavasadhamma in life quality development of people in Sathingphra sub-district, Satingphra district, Songkhla province, 2) to compare on an application of Garavasadhamma in life quality development of people in Sathingphra sub-district, Satingphra district, Songkhla province in terms of sexes, ages, occupations, degrees of education, and monthly incomes as differently and 3) to study the suggestions on the way to promote on application of Garavasadhamma in life quality development of people in Sathingphra sub-district, Satingphra district, Songkhla province. This is the quantitative research. The population were people who live in Sathingphra sub-district, Satingphra district, Songkhla province for 2,946 persons, sample size according to Krejcie and Morgan’s table measurement, the samples were about 341 persons, the instrument for data collection was questionnaire, data analysis by package computer program, the statistics were applied as follows; frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t-test, F-test and to test the difference mean in each pair by Scheffe’s method.

          The findings were as follows:

          1) An application of Garavasadhamma in life quality development of people in Sathingphra sub-district, Satingphra district, Songkhla province by overview was at more level (=3.67) for all aspects when considered in each aspect found that the aspect of Khanti was the highest mean (=3.79) and followed up the aspect of Dama (=3.68), the aspect of Caga (=3.68) and the aspect of Sacca was the lowest mean (=3.60)

         2) The comparative result on application of Garavasadhamma in life quality development of people in Sathingphra sub-district, Satingphra district, Songkhla province The people who are different in terms of occupations found that there were different as statistically significance at  .01. and in terms sexes, ages, degrees of education, and monthly incomes found that there were not different as statistically significance at .05.

         3) An application of Garavasadhamma in life quality development of people in Sathingphra sub-district, Satingphra district, Songkhla province. The problem found that the aspect of Caga was the highest i.e. people had self sacrifice, kindly to live as survive and accept by society and the aspect of Khanti found that they should have tolerance to live in society as peacefully, the aspect of Dama found that they should control on meditation and mind that can be live alive, and the aspect of Succa found that they should develop in variety i.e. habit, relation and sympathy.