Journal of Thammawat

Buddhist Psychology: A More Sustainable Alternative in Psychology

2023-07-17T17:54:51+07:00

The purpose of this article was to apply the principles of Buddhism to solve problems by maintaining and developing the minds of people in society. It could be called the use of Buddhist psychology by bringing up Buddhist principles that emphasize the understanding of the natural reality of life, the causes of problems in life and methods for solving them. Understanding these would allow people in society to live peacefully, reducing or eliminating suffering and improving mental quality. Buddhist psychology was suitable to be applied to everyone who was open to accepting and takes time to train one's mind no matter what kind of life situation one was in.

3 Buddha Concepts of Comprehension, Awakening, Exaltation: Conceptual Innovation for Encouraged Sustainable Buddhist Agriculture

2023-07-24T00:35:50+07:00

This article is a link to the knowledge of buddhist principles applied to create a new body of knowledge that will be extended to the idea of

the study of Buddhist agriculture or agriculture on the path of buddhist. Its objective is to present a conceptual innovative with the conceptual set of 3 Buddha Concepts: Comprehension, Awakening, and Exaltation as a principle to promote Buddhist agriculture or agriculture on the path of Buddhist which is like an intellectual tool for creativity, is an abstract work that can be applied to agricultural practices in the buddhist way to be concrete and creative. It is a thought fertilizer with the principle of Comprehension, Awakening, and Exaltation. The study found that 1) Comprehension is the pursuit of knowledge, knowledgeable, and the transfer of knowledge. 2) Awakening is awakening from the old ideas, awakening from the same failure, and awakening from the closures of opportunities for progress. 3) Exaltation is particular the joyful behave of achievement as smiling, cheerful, happy, not anxious. The first and second are the cause of happiness and the last is the result of happiness. The three principles still have an effect to encourage on buddhist agriculture or agriculture on the path of buddhist, can be sustainable both in today and in the future.

Model of a Participatory Learning Management Process by Using Local Wisdom Learning Resources as a Base for Lifelong Learning at All Ages in Sukhothai Province

2023-07-17T17:56:47+07:00

The objectives of this article were: 1) to study an appropriate learning management model using the local wisdom learning resources as a base for learning throughout life at all ages in Sukhothai province, 2) to develop a participatory learning management model by using local wisdom learning resources as a base for lifelong learning at all ages in Sukhothai province. The researcher used the research and development method by collecting data by a combination of Qualitative data collection supplemented with quantitative data with a data collection tool: document analysis, area survey, in-depth interviews, observation, group discussions, and knowledge assessments. The data were analyzed by content analysis, descriptive statistics were frequency, mean.

The results of the study found that: 1) the analysis of values and processes of wisdom learning had been lost from the way of life in the field of learning management of inherited wisdom through generations by acting with the conclusion of conservation. The conclusion of the conservation of wisdom value should be included in the school curriculum, 2) the learning management model of educational institutions creates competency-based curriculum that was linked to development from early childhood to the elderly from formal education, non-formal education and informal education by using learning resources in the community. The results of the course experiment showed that the learning of the learners who participated in the post-study activities was higher before studying with statistical significance at the .05 level, 3) education and social professionals verify the possible validity of the learning management model and then be valid, appropriate and possible.

Guidelines for Developing the Operations of Community Enterprises of Soi Thong Subdistrict, Takhli District, Nakhon Sawan Province

2024-01-11T21:47:56+07:00

The purpose of this article was: 1) to study the situation of community enterprises in Soi Thong Subdistrict, Takhli District, Nakhon Sawan Province, 2) to study problems and obstacles in the operation of community enterprises of Soi Thong Subdistrict, Takhli District, Nakhon Sawan Province, 3) to find ways to develop the operations of community enterprises of Soi Thong Subdistrict, Takhli District, Nakhon Sawan Province. The researcher used a qualitative study with in-depth interviews with 4 entrepreneurs using purposive sampling and Snowball sampling and focus group discussions, analyzed the data with business environment analysis (PESTLE analysis), analyzed strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and Obstacles (SWOT analysis), content analysis and descriptive analysis.

The results of the research found that political factors, Economic and social factors were favorable to community enterprise entrepreneurs. Technology and ecological factors were factors that hinder operations in terms of problems and obstacles to the operation of community enterprises were as follows: Marketing problems, accounting and financial problems production problems, problems using information technology, product design problems, and production cost problems. Guidelines for developing the operations of community enterprises. Government agencies were important agencies for developing community enterprises in terms of providing knowledge. Development of various skills Marketing support and regulations to support community enterprises.

Buddhist Principles in Business Promoting of the Nan Municipality Women’s Truth Saving Fund, Nan Province

2024-01-19T09:47:13+07:00

The purpose of this article were: 1) to study the history of Nan municipality women’s truth saving fund, Nan province, 2) to study the management model of Nan municipality women’s truth saving fund, Nan Province, and 3) to study Buddhist principles for enhancing the procedure of Nan municipality women’s truth saving fund, Nan Province. This was a qualitative research with members of women’s truth saving fund providing important information using a purposive selection method.

The result of the research found that Nan municipality women’s truth saving fund, Nan province has established in 2546 B.E. It was a grouping of women in the Nan municipality area. This fund had established to solve the lack of fund problem; giving women in Nan municipality bring the funds to use with effort, honesty, thrifty, and validity. The management models of Nan municipality women’s truth saving fund had two models, the original model depends on honesty and trust in the saving truth working group and the new model depends on a new management system that had 7 topics, there were planning, organizing, staffing, directing, Co-coordinating, reporting, and budgeting. Buddhist principles used for managing Nan municipality women’s truth saving fund are Brahmavihara 4, Iddhippada 4, Garavasadhamma 4, and Kalyanamittadhamma 7. Buddhist principles above could apply to develop and bring more morals in the working process, causing administrators and members have working with morals and more believable by making honesty in the working process bringing the development of fund increased, this could bring benefit from interest and dividend from the fund to create benefits for their own and community for sustainable development.

Buddhist Principles appearing in the Succession Tradition of the Thai Lue People, Muang Ngoen, Xayaburi Province, People's Democratic Republic of Laos

2024-01-19T09:48:03+07:00

The objectives of this article were: 1) to study the history of the fate inheriting tradition of Thai Lue people, Muang Ngoen, Xayaburi province, People's Democratic Republic of Laos, 2) to study Buddhist mantra chant which occurred in the tradition of inheriting the fate of Thai Lue people, Muang Ngoen, Muang Ngoen, Xayaburi province, People's Democratic Republic of Laos, 3) Analyze Buddhist principles found in the tradition of inheriting the fate of the Thai Lue people, Muang Ngoen, Muang Ngoen, Xayaburi province, People's Democratic Republic of Laos. This research was qualitative research, studied documents and fieldwork to gather data and interview and analyzed the data descriptively.

The results of the research had found that the history of the destiny tradition of the Tai Lue people, Mueang Ngen, Xayaburi Province, was based on two beliefs: 1) Buddhism was the origin of the destiny tradition with beliefs about renewal from Buddhist literature. 2) It was a belief that arose only for the individual, it was the belief of a person who believed in the matter of magic and auspicious spells or astrology. That performed the fate ceremony would dispel all dangers from one’s body and heal from existing illnesses. Buddhist mantras were what create faith and belief in their power to cure suffering, sorrow, sickness, and restlessness, and to eliminate dangers. The principles that appeared in the fate-descending tradition of the Tai Lue people, Mueang Ngen, Xayaburi Province, were inserted into the Dhamma scriptures that were used in the sermon for the destiny-descending ceremony. Two principles appeared, namely the principle of miracles 3 and the principle of merit-making 3.