An Application of the Trisikkha Principles to Strengthen the Kapang Surin Community, Mueang District, Trang Province

Abstract

             The purpose of this research were: 1) to study the concept of strengthening the Kapang Surin community, 2) to investigate the Trisikkha principle in Theravada Buddhist scriptures, and 3) to apply the Tri-Sikha principles to strengthen the Kapang Surin community, Mueang District, Trang Province. It is a qualitative research in which the researcher surveyed and collected data through in-depth interviews, analyzed data and summarized the results. All data obtained were analyzed, summarized, summarized and presented in a descriptive writing format.
             The research result found that:
             1. A strong community is a community with the potential to be self-reliant, safe in life and property. It can develop the potential of the people in the community and meet the real needs of the people in the community. There are efficient and ethically right management services.
             2. Trisikkha is the Buddhist principle of education and self-training.  It consists of 3 things: 1) morality, 2) concentration, and 3) wisdom. It is a practice for training and developing the body, speech, mind, and wisdom to grow and develop further until reaching the highest goal, which is liberation or nirvana.
             3. The application of the Tri-Sikkha principles to strengthen the Kapang Surin community, Mueang District, Trang Province in 3 aspects as follows: 1) Behavioral aspect: This includes training and developing physical and verbal behavior by using morality and ethics as guidelines for conduct, maintaining calm body and speech, and not causing suffering and harm to the body and speech of oneself and others. This results in reducing behavioral problems within the community until it becomes strong and stable, and also plays a part in the development of the community in the future. 2) Mental aspect: This includes having mindfulness and concentration, knowing how to solve problems, listening to others’ reasons with a determined mind, and thinking of ways to solve problems, which will be successful because mindfulness and concentration are principles of Dhamma that help prevent carelessness in life. They help elevate the mind to a higher level, and life will also develop along with society and the community itself. 3) Wisdom aspect: This is about training or developing in knowing the truth, starting from beliefs, opinions, knowledge, and understanding, and being able to use existing knowledge to connect laypeople, create a knowledge network, and create new ideas to use in creative problem-solving. This will help the community that lives together become strong and strengthen the development of the community to become a strong community that can live together peacefully forever.