ROLE OF MONKS IN PROMOTING QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL ADMINISTRATION AREA REGION 10

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: to study the role of monks in promoting quality of life of the people synthesized with the theoretical concept related to the role of monks in promoting quality of life of the people; to study the level and factors affecting the role of monks in promoting quality of life of the people; and to crate and confirm the model of the role of monks in promoting quality of life of the people in the Ecclesiastical Administration Area Region 10. It was a mixed methodology research including: qualitative research by gathering information from documents and collecting information through in-depth interview in the field; and quantitative research by collecting information from sampling group of 375 monks through questionnaires with 5 rating scales and reliability of the whole questionnaire at 0.980. The results of this research were as the followings: 1. The synthesis of the role of monks in promoting

quality of life of the people in the Ecclesiastical Administration Area Region 10 consisted of the following aspects: Governance; Religious Study; Welfare Education; Buddhism Propagation; Public Facilities; Public Welfare; Provision of Knowledge and Understanding; Attitude Enhancement; and Behavioral Enhancement 2. Factors affecting the development of the role of monks in promoting quality of life of the people in the Ecclesiastical Administration Area Region 10 included: Religious Study; Public Welfare; Public Facilities; Buddhism Propagation; Welfare Education; and Provision of Knowledge and Understanding. 3. The congruence of the model of the role of monks in promoting quality of life of the people in the Ecclesiastical Administration Area Region 10 was with the empirical data of Chi – Square at 3320.519, Degrees of Freedom (df) at 1503, Probability Value (P-Value) at 0.0594, Comparative Fit Index (CFI) at 0.886, Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) at 0.866, Standardized Root Mean Squared Residual (SRMR) at 0.0061, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) at 0.057 with the value between 0.005-0.80. The results of checking the model of the role of monks in promoting quality of life of the people in the Ecclesiastical Administration Area Region 10 was well congruent with the empirical data. 4. Results of the overall evaluation confirming the model of the role of monks in promoting quality of life of the people in the Ecclesiastical Administration Area Region 10 was at the highest level ( = 4.60).