ABSTRACT

The objectives of this thesis are : to study the problem of drinking alcohol of the people in  Bandonkaen,to study the impact of drinking alcohol of the people in Bandonkaen,and to study effective solutions for such a social problematic issue according to Buddhist teachings. However, this thesis is conducted based on qualitative research methodology.

The result of the study indicated that the major factors that led the people in Bandonkaen to drinking alcohol were social environment. Caused link’s problems to many things, extravagance, poorness, and conflict of family, causing crime, accident, disease, losing properties, and including losing the economics of Thai Society. Other important factors were advertisement and advice from a friend.

The serious impact of drinking alcohol of the people in Bandonkaen were : it caused the people heart diseases, cirrhosis of the liver, overweight, indigestion ; some people became newrotic because alcohol caused  brain damge; alcohol consumption to family’s finance; and at the social level, drinking alcohol led the people to committing unwise activities such as stealing, torturing, having quarrels with others, mental depression.

1) The way of problem’s solving of the alcohol drinking for solving of individual health by using the three doctrines namely, (1) the causes of ruin (Apâyamukha), (2) the five precepts (Pañca-sîla), and (3) awareness (Satisampajañña)

2) The Buddhist doctrines using to solve the mental and physical problem in family,there are two Dhammas, namely, (1) the virtues for good household life (Gharâvâsa-dhamma), and (2) the six directions (Singâlaka-sutta). These dhammas can harmonize the family warm.

3) There are three Buddhist doctrines about the solution of social problem, there are :- (1) Khanti (Patience) and Soracca (Modesty), (2) five doctrines (Pañca-dhamma), and (3) the benefit in the present (Ditthadhammikattha)

The Buddhist doctrines as mentioned above, it is the tool to control the mentality of the person who ever concerned with alcohol to stop drinking. It promotes people have a good life in the future by to be endowed with energy and industry, protection, association with good people, and living economically.