Administration of Sangha Affairs of the Sangha Administrative Monks in the Three Southern Border Provinces

Abstract

This article, “Administration of Sangha Affairs of the Sangha Administrative Monks in the Three Southern Border Provinces”, decoded the knowledge from the research on "Factors Affecting the Administration of Sangha Affairs and Social Development of Sangha Administrative Monks in the three Southern Border Provinces" with the objectives to study the level of Sangha administration factors affecting the administration of the Sangha affairs and the problems and obstacles in the administration of the Sangha monks' affairs in the three southern border provinces. The sample consisted of 178 Buddhist monks in the three southern border provinces. The samples were obtained by determining the sample size by using Yamané formula and purpose sampling. There was a survey conducting by using questionnaires created with a scale for estimation at 5 levels. The informants were monks in the three southern border provinces consisting of provincial primate Deputy Dean of the Province Counselor, District Dean, District Dean, District Dean, District Abbot, Deputy Abbot and Assistant Abbot Data were selected by 24 specific subjects. Data were collected by 3 group conversations from Narathiwat Province,  Yala Province and Pattani Province to receive in-depth information on factors affecting the administration of clergy affairs and social development of Sangha Administrative Monks in the three southern border provinces and to be analyzed using concepts and theories related to administration in accordance with the set objectives in its entirety. The results of the research showed that the administration of the clergy administration of the Sangha Administrative Monks in the three southern border provinces in general was at a high level except the education side , it was at a medium level.