The Political Leadership of Politicians According to the Views of the Monks in the Na Wang District Sangha Administrative Region in Nong Bua Lam Phu Province

Abstract

          The objectives of this research objectives were: 1) to study the level of leadership; 2) to study the level of leadership according to the Four Brahmavihāra Dhammas (Sublime States of Mind); 3) to compare the leadership according to personal factors according to the Four Brahmavihāra Dhammas; 4) to study the ways of promoting political leadership of politicians according to the views of monks in the Sangha Administration Area, Na Wang District, Nong Bua Lamphu Province. The study was a mixed methods research: quantitative and qualitative. The sample group included 200 monks in Na Wang District and Ten key informant. The statistics used were: Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation, t-test, One way ANOVA. The in-depth interview was used with the key informant. The obtained data were interpreted by contextual content analysis techniques.
          The research results were as follows:
          1. The level of political leadership of politicians according to the views of monks in the Sangha Administration Area, Na Wang District, Nong Bua Lamphu Province in overall was at a high level in all aspects.
          2. The level of political leadership of politicians according to the views of monks in the Sangha Administration Area, Na Wang District, Nong Bua Lamphu Province according to the Four Brahmavihāra Dhammas, in was at a high level in all aspects.
          3. The results of the comparison of monks' opinions on political leadership of politicians according to the views of monks in the Sangha Administration Area, Na Wang District, Nong Bua Lamphu Province found that monks with different years of ordination and position had different opinions on political leadership of politicians while those with differences in age, dhamma education and worldly education had indifferent opinions.
          4. The guidelines for promoting political leadership of politicians according to the views of monks in the Sangha Administration Area, Na Wang District are that that the Four Brahmavihāra Dhammas, namely Metta (loving kindness), Karuṇā (compassion), Muditā (sympathetic joy), Upekkhā (equanimity), are the principles that politicians from the local level up to the national level must pay attention to their importance and practice to be accepted by the people in the society.