AN APPLICATION OF BRAHMAVIHARA DHAMMA IN DHAMMAYUTHIKANIKAYA SANGHA’S AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION IN NAKHON SI THAMMARAT PROVINCE

การใช้หลักพรหมวิหารธรรมในการบริหารกิจการคณะสงฆ์ ของพระสังฆาธิการธรรมยุต จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช

Abstract

The objectives of this thesis were as follows : 1) To study an application of Brahmavihara Dhamma in Dhammayuttikanikaya Sangha’s affairs administration. 2) To compare an application of Brahmavihara Dhamma in Dhammayuttikanikaya Sangha’s affairs in terms of periods of monkhood, ages, degrees of Dhamma study, degrees of formal education as differently. 3) To study the suggestion on application of Brahmavihara Dhamma in Dhammayuttikanikaya Sangha’s affairs administration. This is the mixed methodology research which composed of quantitative research by survey. The population were composed of Dhammayuttikanikaya monks in Nakhon Si Thammarat province totally 415 persons, and qualitative research by in-depth interview from six informants,

The results reveal that :

1) An application of Brahmavihara Dhamma in Dhammayuttikanikaya Sangha’s affairs administration by overviews in three aspects are at high level, while consider in each aspects from more to less find that the aspect of Metta Dhamma is the highest mean and follow up the aspect of Mudhita Dhamma and the aspect of Karuna Dhamma is the lowest mean respectively.

2) The comparative result of application of Brahmavihara Dhamma in Dhammayuttikanikaya Sangha’s affairs administration in terms of periods of monkhood, degrees of Dhamma study, degrees of formal education reveal that there are different as statistically significance at .05 in terms of ages there are not different as statistically significance at .05 which are not set along with hypothesis.

3) The suggestion on problem and resolution for application of Brahmavihara Dhamma in Dhammayuttikanikaya Sangha’s affairs administration reveal that ; the problem show that all monks are live in different places, not close each others, and the Sangha’s rulers are not regarding as more as possible. The resolution reveal that they should look after the responsible area as more for good interaction.