Motivation in Buddhist Meditation of Students in Mahamakut Buddhist University Isan Campus Khon Kaen Province

Abstract

This research aims to study the motivation in Buddhist meditation of students at Mahamakut Buddhist University Isan Campus and to compare the motivation in Buddhist meditation of the students by their personal factors: gender, status, and major of education. The survey methodology was used, to gather data from the samples of the population who are students at Mahamakut Buddhist University, Isan Campus. This research aims to study the motivation in Buddhist meditation of students at Mahamakut Buddhist University Isan Campus and to compare the motivation in Buddhist meditation of the students by their personal factors: gender, status, and major of education. The survey methodology was used, to gather data from the samples of the population who are students at Mahamakut Buddhist University, Isan Campus. 
The results showed that: 1) the students at Mahamakut Buddhist University Isan Campus reflected the motivation in Buddhist meditation at a high extent. 2) Gender differences, male and female of students, are not different motivation in Buddhist meditation. 3) The students with different status did not show the different motivation in Buddhist meditation. 4) The students with different majors of education showed the different motivation in Buddhist meditation, with statistical significance at the 0.05 level.