The Operational Guidelines according to the Six Missions of the Sangha in Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Abstract

          This research article has  objectives: 1) to study the implementation of the six missions of the Sangha in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, 2) to study the conditions, problems in the implementation of the six mission of the Sangha in Nakhon Ratchasima Province and 3) to propose operational guidelines in accordance with the six missions of the Sangha in Nakhon Ratchasima by being in the field in an interview and organized a group discussion of 86 person (monks and seculars) in the Nakhon Ratchasima area to collect data for analysis and synthesis.

          The research result finds that:

          The implementation of the six missions of the Sangha in Nakhon Ratchasima Province including (1) on governance, there are meetings at all levels for the orderliness of the clergy, (2) on religious education, there is a promotion of learning and teaching’s management for both the monks and the householder, (3) on religious propagation, there are activities to visit the area to demonstrate the Dhamma and providing knowledge to the community, (4) on public utilities, there are improvements, repairs, assistance to temples, houses and schools whose are experiencing difficulties, (5) on aid education, there is a support to promote the capital, educational materials, both practice and rejection and (6) on public welfare, there is a religious practice activity project for the monks and the laity.

          The state of the operational problems of the monks in Nakhon Ratchasima in the six aspects of social work development : (1) on governance, there are the monks did not attend the meeting and did not follow the resolution of the meeting, (2) on religious education, there are novices and monks do not attend education and had not been ordained for a long time, (3) on religious propagation, there are some communities did not cooperate and had few participants, (4) on public utilities,  there are problems of system in the administration of religious places and objects that need to be heavily budgeted, (5) on aid education, there is a lack of funds and educational equipment and (6) on public welfare, there is not   cooperating, lack of empathy Inadvertently and not put into practice.

          The guidelines for the implementation of the six missions of the Sangha in Nakhon Ratchasima Province are in six forms, namely (1) on governance, it should be adhere to the principles of conditions of welfare, Dharma and disciplines, unity of Sangha and respect, (2) on religious education, it should be based on the principles of 5 powers (Bala), gratitude and the preservation of the true Dhamma (Saddhamma), (3) on religious propagation, it should adhere to the principle of 4 objects of symphaty (Sangahavatthu) in order to build a good relationship, to promote of the missionary work and building faith, (4) on public utilities it should adhere to the principle of 7 virtue of the righteous (Sappurisadhama), to develop of management, guidelines for promoting, improving, repairing, (5) on aid education, it should adhere to 6 states of conciliation (Saraniyadhamma), learning and teaching management, to promotion of learners and relationship building and (6) on public welfare,  it should adhere to the threefold training principle (Tisikkha), morality, quality of life and the well being in good condition.