Guidelines of Public Assistance Administration of The Project of Monastery, People and State for Happiness Creation of Taling Chan Sangha, Bangkok

Abstract

This article aimed to 1) study the concepts, theories of public assistance administration according to Monastery, People and State for Happiness Creation project of the Sangha, 2) study the administration according to Monastery, People and State for Happiness Creation project of the Sangha in Taling Chan, Bangkok, and 3) study the administration according to Monastery, People and State for Happiness Creation project of the Sangha in Taling Chan, Bangkok. It was qualitative research done by in-depth interview as the key informants included Bhikkhus and people who live in Taling Chan, numbering 15 persons.

The results of the study found that: the public assistance administration according to Monastery, People and State for Happiness Creation project of the Sangha is one of the reforms of Buddhist affairs by focusing on developing a pleasant place as  a learning center and the mental development of the people with clear systematic and phased operational plan integrated by applying the 3-5-7-9 operating principle, including 3 missions, 5 ส (to 7 Sappaya), 7 operational guidelines, and 9 area development guidelines, so the administrative process has 8 things, consisting of; 1) planning, 2) unit organizing, 3) human resource management, 4) Administration, 5) operational control, 6) coordination, 7) reporting, 8) budgeting, with a plan for developing the temple’s public assistance according to the strategic plan. The guidelines for administration in the Taling Chan are including appointing committee, working meeting group, driving the 5 ส policy including abbot, people, government, by focusing on the temple development as the learning center bring about more concrete results covering every temple in Taling Chan, which is a mechanism for building bonds of cooperation among temples, communities, and the government sector with a common ideology that will create faith in Buddhism.