The Cremation Services of Crematorium According to Buddha Dhamma by Temple Officials of Wat Nai Song Wihan, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province

Abstract

This article aims to 1) study the satisfaction of the public towards the cremation service of the temple staff in Wat Nai Song Wihan, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province according to Buddhist principles, 2) study the comparison of the satisfaction of the public towards the cremation service of the temple staff in Song Wihan, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province according to Buddhist principles, classified by independent variables, and 3) study the suggestions on the satisfaction of the public towards the cremation service of the temple staff in Song Wihan, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province according to Buddhist principles. This is quantitative research. The sample group in this time, the researcher selected a simple random sample of 306 people who attended the cremation ceremony, from the funeral ceremony to the cremation ceremony at the crematorium of Wat Nai Song Wihan, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province. The research instrument used in this research was a questionnaire created by the researcher, with a reliability coefficient of 0.91. The results of the research found that overall, the participants of the cremation ceremony, from the funeral ceremony to the cremation, at the crematorium of the temple in Wat Nai Song Wihan, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province, were at a high level. The results of the comparison of people's satisfaction with cremation services of temple officials in Wat Nai Song Wihan, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province, according to Buddhist principles, with different genders, ages, occupations, incomes, and experiences in using the services, showed that overall satisfaction with cremation services of temple officials in Wat Nai Song Wihan, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province, according to Buddhist principles was not different. Therefore, it did not meet the hypothesis.