Dhammadhipateyya: From the Dhamma Principle to Sustainable Governance : In the Rattanakosin Era, from the reign of King Rama VI to the Reign of King Rama X

Abstract

This article aims to present 3 issues: (1) to present the main " Dhammadhipateyya" in the master plan especially during the reign of King Rama VI-X, to be the fundamental of the analysis with the commandment.The results of this paper indicated that Dhammadhipateyya is not a political system but is a concept that holds the principle of accuracy justice is the main rule. According to the Athipateyya Sutta, there are three kinds of Athipateyya namely; (1) Atthadhipateyya: supremacy of self; (2) Lokadhipateyya: the supremacy of the world or public opinion and (3) Dhammadhipateyya: the supremacy of the Dhamma or righteousness. For the Dhammadhipateyya, the Buddha emphasized the principle of "not to do any evil, to do good and emphasis on the purification of the mind. In the Commandment in the reign of the King of Thailand in the reign of King Rama VI – X, for the reign of Rama VI and Rama VII have appeared the word is “…Dhammena Samena…” which means “…by the Dhamma regularly…” and in the reign of Rama VIII and kind Rama X appear only in the Thai word is “...By Dhamma...". Therefore, when bringing the Patimokkha which is the master plan for administration according to the guidelines of Buddhism to analyzed. The result is clear that in the commandment is the principle that adapts to the principles of the Patimokkha's teachings in Buddhism, focusing on prohibiting doing bad things, create only good things, and focused on developing people's minds. Along with all ideologies and methods, it is compatible with each other, so it should be said that the Dhammadhipateyya is still the concept of government that is suitable for being the master plan of government to develop the country. This leads to a country with a regime that is sustainable.