The Development of Rubber Seats for Health according to Buddhist Principles

Abstract

The research article study entitled “The Development of Rubber Seats for Health According to Buddhist Principles” aiming to 1) study rubber seats according to Buddhist principles 2) study the designs of rubber seats for health 3) present innovations in the development of rubber seats for health according to Buddhist principles. This is qualitative research focusing to analyze  the development of rubber seats for health based on Buddhist  principles by collecting data  from the  in-depth interview of 12 informans and  6 peer groups, in order to summarize the findings. The research results found that the rubber seats according to Buddhist principles are as follows: 1) the  rubber seats are made of natural materials to be used as necessaries for meditation based on Vinaya principles to support meditation , chanting ,  by considering related disciplinary  rules about rubber seats to preserve the decent of the rules.  2) the rubber seats aiming for good health are made of natural materials to be suitable for the body structure balance  in order to maintain proper sitting position of meditation according to ergonomic principles and  effectively prevent mold and bacteria without causing negative impacts on the environment and 3) presenting innovations in the development of rubber seats for health according to Buddhist principles with an innovation created in the form of genuine rubber products which is considered a combination of modern design by implementing the knowledge of using natural rubbers and the ergonomic principles. This result will lead to the proper meditation position and that followed to the disciplinary rule according to the Vinaya principles for practicing Dhamma and meditation conveniently.