DEVELOPING THE POTENTIAL OF THE SANGHA OF THE SANGHA BANG KHLA DISTRICT CHACHOENGSAO PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this research paper were: 1. To study the opions, 2 To compare the opintions and 3. To tudy the problems, obstacles and suggestions for the Sangha potential development of the Sangha Order at Bang Khla District, Chachoengsao Province, conducted by the mixed research methods. The quantitative research collected data using questionnaires with reliability value at 0.809 from 143 samples, randomly drawn from a total population of 222 monks usintg Taro Yamane formula. The qualitative research, data were collected by in-depth-nterviewing 10 key informants and analyzed data using descriptive content interpretation.      

The results of the research showed that: 1. The Sangha Order or Buddhist monks at Bang Khla District had opinions about the potential development of the Buddhist monks at Bang Khla District, Chachoengsao Province as a whole at high level. 2. Monks with different age, general educational background, Pali department qualification, and Sangha administrative positions.had not different opinions, rejecting the set hypothesis. As for the monks with different degrees and educational qualifications in the Dhamma department, the overall difference was statistically significant value at the level of 0.05, thus accepting the research hypothesis. 3. Problems, obstacles and suggestions were: 1) Problems and obstacles were the stereotypes of some monks that damaged the common good, which showed the personality of the monks who still behave degradingly. 2) The suggestion was that the high-ranking administrative monks should pay more attention to personality.