Wat : Center for the development of people Intelligence in the community.

Abstract

This academic article aimed to study the duties and methods of disseminating Buddhist principles of temples in developing the wisdom of people in the community. It was found that temples had many duties and the methods of disseminating the teachings of the Buddha in accordance with the traditions that have been practiced for a long time. This has resulted in people in the community having faith in Buddhism. On Buddhist holy days and important Buddhist days, people expressed this by going to the temple, making merit, giving alms, keeping the precepts, and developing meditation. The current duties and methods of disseminating Buddhist principles were not sufficient. Temples, as centers for developing the wisdom of people in the community, where monks who resided at the temple, should adjust their methods of disseminating Buddhist principles by having discussions before chanting or Dhamma practice. Such methods will explain Buddhist principles with examples to make it easy for laypeople to understand and practice correctly and justly, which was wisdom at the Sutamaya panya, Cintamayapanya, and Bhavanamayapanya levels that can be used as guidelines for living and making a proper living effectively. In addition to disseminating Buddhist principles, it also strengthened Buddhism in another way, which will be beneficial to humanity forever.