ABSTRACT

              The objectives of this thesis are: 1) To study the organization management of Theravada Buddhism, 2) To study the organization management of Wat Papong, Varinchumrab District, Ubonratchathani Province, and 3) To analyse the relation of organization management of Theravada Buddhism and organization management of Wat Papong. It is a documentary research.

          The results are as follows:

          The organization management is setting the structure of relation of the people who go together with purposes and regulations about authority and responsibility in organization. That leads the organization to attain its objectives effectively. The organization management of Buddhism at the Buddha time was broadly set as the four assemblies of Buddhists with the duty to each other. The apparent goals are to develop oneself for deliverance, and propagation of the doctrine and the discipline. On the principle of job division, selection of the people suitable for each work is used to control the affairs of the Buddhist monastic order under the limitations of the doctrine and the discipline, namely,  government, education, propagation, and public utility. On the principle of the doctrine and the discipline the authorization is conducted with the fixation of qualifications and selection methods to pick up the person doing the duty in the temple such as the abbot, the yellow robe manager, and dwelling manager. The authority line focuses on functional structure. That means letting its members do to each other as their duty more than doing as the authority level line. The Sangha organization divides the members into four groups, namely, monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen that they have interaction and support each other. As for Thai Sangha organization management it has followed the structural change of the kingdom in each period, however, its most nature of organization management is still like to the management at the Buddha time.

          Phrabodhiyanathera (Cha subhattho) was the founder and abbot of What Papong which is the forest monastery of meditation exercises emphasizing on removal of defilements as the Buddha-time monks did. From the study it is found that the organization management of Wat Papong and its branches is similar to the organization management at the Buddha time. That is to set the purpose of deliverance for Wat Papong members, and job division to manage the affairs of Wat Papong and its branches in the same direction. Wat Papong Shangha Order had a meeting and authorized 10 senior monks to control the various activities and jobs of Wat Papong and its branches. These activities are 1) Giving a sermon on various occasions, 2) Considering different law-suits, 3) Selecting monks and novices to keep rains-residence at the foreign countries, 4) Helping monks and novices of Wat Papong and its branches when some disasters happen, 5) Maintaining Bodhiyan Dhamma heritage foundation, and 6) Educating and training monks and novices on various occasions. The said 10 senior monks are selected to take responsibilities for the mentioned 6 jobs effectively. Each senior monk takes care of the job he is authorized such as government, dwelling, food and so on. Phrabodhiyanathera has applied the Buddha ways to the organization management of Wat Papong accordingly. The authority level line of Wat Papong and its branches in both Thailand and foreign countries is divided into parts according to the countries. Wat Papong people are classified into 5 groups: 1) monks, 2) novices, 3) nuns, 4) laymen, and 5) laywomen. It depends on the 5 groups who will lead Wat Papong to the prosperity and they can extent its branches in both Thailand and foreign countries.

          Theravada Buddhism and Wat Papong have the form of modern organization management. That is they are purpose-setting, job division, authorization, job authority line, and co-ordination. Those are introduced to be the extent of analysis. From the analysis of the relationship of the organization management of the Buddha-time Sangha Order and the organization management of Wat Papong it is found that they are similar to each other with the purpose of deliverance. Being free from all of defilements and following the doctrine and the discipline are the ultimate way. Phrabodhiyanathera extremely respects the doctrine and the discipline. On duty the people who are very skilled at each job are selected to take care of each work: government, education, propagation, and public utility. On the principle of the doctrine and the discipline the authorization is conducted with the fixation of qualifications and selection methods to pick up the ones doing the various duties in the temple. In the authority level line management it lets the personnel in the organization do to each other according to their duty more than doing as the authority level line. In the co-ordination it divides the members into 4 groups: monks; nun, laymen; and lay women; and they have interaction and support to each other. As for Thai Sangha organization management it has changed along with the structural change of the kingdom in each period, however, its most of management nature is like to the management at the Buddha time.