Evaluation of the Spirituality of Tourist Destination of Buddhist Spiritual Tourist Destination: An Application of Many-Facet Rasch Model (Mfrm)

Authors

  • Budi Hermawan

Keywords:

Tourist Destination Spirituality, Buddhist Sacred Places, Pilgrimage

Abstract

        Pilgrimage by visiting sacred places is an inseparable ritual in Buddhism practice. Transformation has taken place from religious pilgrimage object to spiritual tourist destination. Tourist destination spirituality has become a uniquely interesting aspect of a spiritual tourist destination. This research uses five Buddhist spiritual tourist destinations rated by 36 tourists using spiritual tourist destination indicators. The analysis result using Many-Facet Rasch Model (MFRM) shows that Bodhgaya Temple is the most favorite destination to visit. The item of ‘Close-to-God/religious figure and Holy atmosphere’ gained the most unpredictable responses.

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Hermawan, B. . (2017). Evaluation of the Spirituality of Tourist Destination of Buddhist Spiritual Tourist Destination: An Application of Many-Facet Rasch Model (Mfrm). Journal of Buddhist Education and Research (JBER), 3(1), 62–69. Retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jber/article/view/243055

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2017): January - June

Section

Research Article