The Integrative Buddhism Principles and The King’s Philosophy for Community Development, Ban Srikai Ork, Maungsrikai Sub-District, Varinichomrab District, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

This article has the following objectives: 1) to study the current situations, problems, causes, and obstacles in the Sufficiency Economy Village, Ban Sri Khai Ork, Mueang Sri Khai Subdistrict. Warin Chamrap District Ubon Ratchathani Province 2) to study the elements of community development of the Sufficiency Economy Village, Ban Sri Khai Ork, according to Buddhist principles. Integrated with The King’s Philosophy and 3) to present the community development process of Sufficiency Economy Village, Ban Sri Khai Ork, according to integrated Buddhist principles. The research format is qualitative research using the king’s philosophy concept as the research framework. The research area is Ban Sri Khai Ork. Mueang Sri Khai Subdistrict Warin Chamrap District Ubon Ratchathani Province. Key informants are abbots, community leaders, various group leaders, government officials. and the general public, totaling 30 people, using a purposive sampling method. The research tools were in-depth interviews and focus group. Analysis data by Content Analysis and write a descriptive. The research results were found as follows;

1. Current situations, problems, causes, and obstacles in the Sufficiency Economy Village, Ban Sri Khai Ork, Mueang Sri Khai Subdistrict. Warin Chamrap District Ubon Ratchathani Province consists of these problems infrastructure, economic, social and cultural, public health and environmental and natural resources.

2. Components of Sufficiency Economy Village Development, Ban Sri Khai Ork, according to Buddhist principles. Integrated with The King’s Philosophy, namely The King’s Philosophy consisting of principles of royal work the development aspect is the philosophy of Sufficiency Economy. The behavior aspect is Honesty, working happily and perseverance. Self-reliance is frugality, simplicity, self-reliance, having enough to eat, and Living together is participation, mainly aimed at benefiting of the majority of people, loss is profit and knowing love and unity.

3. The process of developing the community of Sufficiency Economy Village, Ban Sri Kho Ork, has the following steps: 1) Study of problem situations 2) Project planning 3) Project operations 4) monitoring and evaluation and 5) summarizing project performance results.

The knowledge/findings from this research is the integration of Buddhist principles and king’s philosophy in community development, consisting of 1) studying the problem situations of the community, 2) setting a community development plan, 3) implementing the project by integrating the Buddhism principles and the King’s philosophy 4) monitoring and evaluation and 5) summarizing project performance results.