An Application of The Four Sangahavatthus For Living of The People in Ban Sila, Sila Sub-district, Muang District, Khonkaen Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the application of the four Sangahavatthus for living of people in Ban Sila ,Sila sub-district, Muang district, Khonkaen province. 2) to study the suggestions to apply Buddhist principles for  living of people of Ban Sila , Sila sub-district, Muang district, Khonkaen province. The researcher collected the data by using questionnaires from 347 from  Ban Sila, and analyzed the data by percentage, mean, standard deviation statistics. It was found that most of the respondents(58.50 percent) were female, and 41.50 percent of the respondents were male. The respondents( 48.70 percent) were age between 41-61 years old, and they were mostly graduated secondary school(46.97percent). For the opinion of the people towards an application of the Four Sangahavatthus for  living of people from Ban Sila ,Sila sub-district, Muang district, Khonkaen province, it was found that  the overall average was at the highest mean level. While considering in each aspect, it was found that Dana: giving; was at the highest mean level, 2) Piyavaca: kindly speech; was at the highest mean level, 3) Atthacariya: useful conduct; was at the highest mean level, and 4) Samanattata: even and equal treatment; was at the highest mean level.