A Study of The Community Development Roles of Phrakhrupathumkhetboriban (Nueang Akkawangso)

Abstract

This article aims to : 1) to study the concept of the role of community development, 2) to study the role of community development of Buddhist monks, and    3)to study the roles of Phrakrupathumkhetboriban (Nueang Akkhawangso). This thesis deployed the qualitative research methodology by studying documents and field studies where the data were collected from in-depth interviews. Finally, to present the analytic descriptive.

The results of the study are as follows: -

There are many concepts of the concept of community development roles, such as the humanist concept that focused on developing people with quality and morality                 and the sustainable development concept is a concept that the United Nations calls on all countries. The world is aware of the impact of excessive use of resources, but all countries must consider balanced holistic development in five areas: environmental, economic, economic, and economic. cultural, social, and political.

There are six aspects of the role of community development of Buddhist monks,  including 1) the spiritual role of the community is to teach people to apply Buddhist principles in their daily lives, 2) the role of culture is that the temple is the center of art and culture,  a source of various arts and crafts of the community, 3) the role of public health is: promote the well-being of people in the community, 4) the role of the environment is to conserve the resources and environment of the community, 5) the role of society is as follows: monks are role models in reduction and create a community consciousness to appreciate the value of local wisdom, finally, 6) economic roles are: to teach people to live a self-sufficient economy, diligent,  economical, saving.

There are six missions of the roles of Phrakrupathumkhetboriban (Nueang Akkhawangso), including 1) quality of life development 2) education 3) spiritual leadership 4) in the field of social work  5) the maintenance of Buddhism and 6) the Buddhist propagational mission is to teach people to adhere to three principles, four ideologies and six methods of the Buddha done by using a proactive strategy for spreading Buddhism, and online by applying modern information and communication technology.