The Cultural Community Management based on Buddhist Good Governance

Abstract

This research is of three objectives: 1) to investigate the community culture management process, 2) to explore the relationship between community culture and the Buddhist principle of good governance and 3) to examine the community culture management model and the Buddhist principle of good governance in the Local Administration Organization of Chiang Mai Province. This study was conducted by quantitative and qualitative research in the three communities of Chiang Mai Province.

The research revealed the Lanna community culture management process can be studied from a social networking system called ëHua Watí that can be found in the Poi Luang festival. As for the relationship between community culture and the Buddhist principle of good governance, it is consistent in many issues viz. The rule of law, including the ancient tradition; moral principles include faiths in Buddhism, a combination of beliefs, spirits or supernatural powers, Principles of cooperation, including the Hua Wat network system, pious Buddhist people, Kinship Network, Friend interconnection and neighborhood. In regard to the model of community culture management and Buddhist principles of good governance, it found that in the Lanna religious ceremonies, people have cooperated and jointed based on the Sangahavatthu or virtues making for group integration and leadership. As well as people respect to shared responsibility matching to the principles of Aparih‡niyadhamma - conditions of welfare. In addition, the villagers in the community accept a self-sufficient way of life, correlating to the principle of Santosa ñ contentment.