The Behavior Development of the First Year Secondary School Students by Buddhist ethics in Ban Kilong Song Public School, Aranyaprathet Municipality, Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province

Abstract

The aims of this research were: 1) to study Buddhist ethical principles in the development of student behavior; 2) to study the behavior problems of the first year secondary school students at Ban Kilong Song Public School, Aranyaprathet Municipality, Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province; 3) to develop the students’ behavior by the Buddhist ethical principle at the school.
The research results are as follows:
1. Buddhist ethics in student behavior development, such as Tisikkhā (Threefold Training), namely Five Sīla (Five Precepts): 1) to refrain from killing; 2) to refrain from stealing 3) to refrain from conducting sexual misconduct 4) to refrain from telling a lie; 5) to refrain from consumption of intoxicants; Samādhi (Meditation) which is the mental practice causing self-awareness; Paññā (Wisdom) which is to know thoroughly the reason, to solve the problems by using wisdom.
2. The behavior problems of the first year secondary school students are as follows: 1) physical aspects: quarrel, burglary, sexual intercourse, and drug abuse; 2) verbal aspect: lying and other kinds of false speech; 3) mental aspect: wanting others’ belongings, jealous thoughts and thinking of hurting other people, not believing in Pāpa (sin) and Puñña (merit) and their fruitions.
3. The development of the behavior of the first year secondary school students with the principles of Buddhist ethics is that 1) Sīla is to refrain from controversy by cultivating Mettā (loving kindness), to refrain from burglary by practicing Sammāājīva (Right Livelihood), to refrain from sexual misconduct by focusing on sexual precaution, to refrain from telling lies by faithfulness and to refrain from consumption of intoxicants by cultivating Sati (Consciousness); 2) Samādhi (Meditation) to cultivate Mettā, Sammāājīva, sexual precaution and mindfulness; 3) Paññā to create careful consideration of causes and effects.