The Model of Sangha Leadership Development Through Buddhist Philosophy in the Digital Society

Abstract

The objectives of this research paper were to: 1) study the concept of Sangha leadership in the digital society in the ​​Sangha administration area of Yala province; 2) study the Buddhist philosophy on Sangha leadership; 3) apply the Buddhist philosophy on Sangha leadership in the Sangha administration area of ​​Yala province; 4) create a new body of knowledge and a model for Sangha leadership development through Buddhist philosophy in a digital society. This research is a qualitative one with dialectic philosophical research methods and rationalization with the critical thinking  under the analytic, appreciative and applicative approaches  leading to the creation of new philosophical knowledge.

The results showed that concept of Sangha leadership in digital society in the Sangha administration area of ​​Yala province must have virtue which is the goodness that is instilled in the mind. Ethics is the conduct of goodness and morality that is not to violate anything that destroys goodness, Dhamma-vinaya. It is therefore to search for a way with Buddhist philosophy. Because Buddhist philosophy can be obtained by looking at the world holistically as a test based on cause and effect. There is a process of dependence to enable the Sangha leaders to develop Sangha leadership and to increase the potential of the Sangha in Yala province by creating a leadership of the Sangha to see the importance of being Sangha leader in the era of change caused by digital technology both in communication daily life as well as the administration of the Sangha propagation of Buddhism applying the 4 paladhamma of morality as a guideline for creating a model of Sangha leadership by relying on the cooperation of the surrounding society came to play a role in promoting the perfect sangha leadership which creates mutual benefits leading to new knowledge from research, namely KSPM Model = KSPM CO.