BUDDHADHAMMA INTEGRATION TO PROMOTE LIFE SKILLS OF THE ELDERLY IN MUEANG MAI SUBDISTRICT MUNICIPALITY AT AMPHAWA DISTRICT IN SAMUT SONGKHRAM PROVINCE

Abstract

This research aimed 1. To study the level of promoting life skills of the elderly, 2. To study the relationship between Bavana 4 principle and life skills of the elderly, and 3. To study and present the application of Buddhist principles to promote life skills of the elderly at Mueang Mai Sub-District Municipality, Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province, conducted by the mixed-methods, collecting data from 168 samples of 168 and in-depth interviewing 10 key informants.

The results were found that 1. The life skills of the elderly at Mueang Mai Sub-District Municipality, Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province, by overall, were at a high level. Each 3 aspects were at a high level, ranked as follows: health care management skills, financial management skills, and technology skills and at a moderate level in 1 aspect as follows: Problem-solving skills, respectively. 2. The relationship between Bavana 4 principles and life skills of the elderly at Mueang Mai Sub-District Municipality, Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province was found that Bavana 4, by overall, had positive relationship with the life skills of the elderly at Mueang Mai Sub-District Municipality, Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province at a low level. Considering each aspect, they were at a low level in all aspects, with wisdom development coming second, physical development coming third, morality development coming third, and mental development coming third, respectively. 3. The application of Buddhist principles for promoting life skills of the elderly at Mueang Mai Sub-District Municipality, Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province consisted of applying the Bavana 4, namely, physical, morality, mental, and wisdom meditations, to daily life, resulting in life skills for the elderly, namely technological skills, financial management skills, healthcare management skills, social skills, and problem-solving skills.