THE SANGHA ROLE IN THE TEMPLE-CENTERED DEVELOPMENT OF PRUE SUB-DISTRICT COMMUNITY, PRASAT DISTRICT, SURIN PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study the perspectives and the suggestions of Buddhist monks and people to the Sangha Role in the Temple-centered Development of Prue Sub-district Community, Prasat District, Surin Province. It was a survey research. Questionnaires were the tool in data collection. The samples were 100 of Buddhist monks and people. Statistics used in data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.
The results were found that in the holistic view, the perspectives of Buddhist monks and people to the Sangha Role in the Temple-centered Development of Prue Sub-district Community, Prasat District, Surin Province were in the middle level. In each aspect, it was found that the aspects of educational welfare and public service were in high level, and the other aspects were in the middle levels respectively from high to low levels as follows; the aspects of educational welfare, public service, religious studies, governance, public welfare, and propagation of the Buddhist teachings.