The Kilanupatthaka: The Role of Monk’s Well-being

Abstract

This academic article aimed to study the roles of monks' well-being care of Phra kilanupataka. It was found that Buddhism had the principle of birth, old age, sickness and death. It was a process proceeding according to the laws of nature as the Buddha’s words “Arokaya, Parama, Lapa, without disease is a great fortune”. The Buddha emphasized on having good health and advised the Buddhist disciples to maintain themselves with being less diseased including the consumption of four requisites for being disease-free, for the existence of the self, the well-being and Giving assistance to noble conduct. In the present day, monks are encouraged to take care of their own health, attendant of a monk, and allowing monks to play a role in leading of well-being of the community and society to help take care of the health of the monks first that a group of monks mentioned here, known as "PhraKilanupataka" or health promotion volunteer monks at the temple who played an important role in the public health of Buddhism in Thailand. They have an important role to take care of and promote their own health, preceptor, masters and friends. It is to help make a large group of monks have good health and be able to carry out religious activities according to the Buddhist path. In addition, the promotion of the health of monks across the country is a common duty of all sectors in society by using Dhamma to guide the world covering all 5 factors, namely knowledge, information, development, health services and welfare, research and development of various forms of knowledge set as well as environmental management that is good to health by creating a connection between the temple and the community which strengthen the monks, the temples and the community in the future.