Abstract

The objectives of this study were: 1) to study leadership a according to seven Sappurisadhamma of the abbots in Takfa District, Nakhonsawan Province, 2) to compare the leadership a according to the seven Sappurisadhamma of the abbots in Takfa District, Nakhonsawan Province, and 3) to study problems and barriers of the leadership a according to the seven Sappurisadhamma of the abbots in Takfa District, Nakhonsawan Province

This research applied Survey Research. The population of the study was 595 monks.The sample of the study was 194 monks by Simple Random Sampling. The instrument of the study was the questionnaires. The analysis of data used Statistical Package for Social Science. The statistics used Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Standard deviation, t-test, and F-test by One Way ANOVA and Least Significant Difference: LSD at 0.05 of statistical significance.

The results of the study found that

1.    Overall, the monks had the opinion toward the leadership according to the seven Sappurisadhamma of the abbots in Takfa District, Nakhonsawan Province in the highest level. When considering each aspect, it was found that the monks having the opinion toward the leadership according to the seven Sappurisadhamma of the abbots in Takfa District, Nakhonsawan Province in Kalannuta(knowing the proper time)were in high level. However, the monks having the opinion toward the leadership according to the seven Sappurisadhamma of the abbots in Takfa District, Nakhonsawan Province aspects were in the highest level for the other aspects.

2.       For the comparison of the monks’ opinion toward the leadership according to the seven Sappurisadhamma of the abbots in Takfa District, Nakhonsawan Province by classifying on the personal factors: age, year, positions of the ecclesiastical monks, degree of General Education, degree of Dhamma Education, degree of Pali Education , and working experience of the ecclesiastical monks, it was found that the monks had no different opinion toward the leadership according to the seven Sappurisadhamma of the abbots in Takfa District, Nakhonsawan Province in all aspects at 0.05 of statistical significance.

3.       The problems, the barriers, and the suggestions for the leadership according to the seven Sappurisadhamma of the abbots in Takfa District, Nakhonsawan Provincewere 1) some ecclesiastical monks did not understand their roles and duties, 2) the ecclesiastical monks sometimes had the high confidence in working. If the mistakes happened, it made the working destroyed, and it used the time for the improvement, and 3) the ecclesiastical monks had no sufficient reasons in the working. The ecclesiastical monks administrated originally and did not improve and develop the administration to suitable to the present. Therefore, the working of the Buddhism was not developed