ABSTRACT

The thesis title on “A Comparative study of Buddhist administration and good governance” the objectives were as follows; 1) to study the principles and concepts on Buddhist administration 2) to study the principles and concepts on good governance and 3) to compare the principles and concepts of Buddhist administration and good governance, this is documentary research and to collect the data which concerned with primary sources i.e. Tipitaka, commentaries and the secondary sources i.e. research works, thesis, documents, academic printings which concerned with Buddhist administration and good governance principle, to compile the category according to given topic, data analysis by description, to compile the data to present and recommendation.

The findings were as follows.

1)      The principles and concepts on Buddhist administration, to apply the Buddhistic administration for administration throughout to integrate Buddhistic administration for working as righteousness and suitable fine, there are principles as follows; self administration, personnel administration and work administration.

2)      The principles and concepts on good governance found that which governed by system of good governance and good society for promotion and moving up the government sector, business sector and public sector to emphasize on the role and duty in good governance and society to have effectiveness according to rule of law, to have responsibility in the system of good governance and society which based on six principles as follows; rule of law, morality principle, transparency principle, participation principle, accountability principle and utility principle.

3)      The comparative result on principle and concept of Buddhist administration and principle and concept of good governance found that there were accordance with the purposive for highest utilization either personnel, organization or society but it may different in the detail or method i.e. the self administration according to Buddhist administration which practiced according to Suppurisdhamma principles i.e. knowing cause, knowing consequence, knowing own self, knowing quantity, knowing time, knowing community and knowing personnel, but the principles of good governance made the importance on working according to the virtue which based on goodness which cultivated in mind and to be concerned for controlling the behavior in the fine feedback and the responsible principle to decision making, doing and product which appeared, to be responsible for member, stakeholder, organization and society.

The self administration according to Buddhistic administration emphasized practice on Sanggahavatthu principles which were the dhamma for mind binding of personnel and to bind the people in harmony which composed of Dăna (charity) Piyavăcă (nice speaking) Atthajariyă (content sacrifice) and Samănattată (equal self) but the good governance was emphasized practice on rule of law which based on measurement, regulations, disciplines, orders, agreement etc., for the folkway in administration as equality, righteousness etc., to be accepted and practice according to society and member and participatory principle, to give an opportunity to concerning people to know, express opinion, to joint practice or decision making participation throughout promotion, follow and evaluation.

The work administration according to Buddhistic administration which emphasized practice on Iddhipăda principles which were the virtue for successfulness which composed of chanda (aspiration) Viriya (endurance) Citta (attention) and Vimaํnsă (investigation) but the principle of good governance was emphasized practice on transparency which must be trust each other’s by accountability on information to member of society for accessing in examine and the principle of utility which is integrated the limited resources as highest utilization to organization as a consequence, to get more effectiveness and achievement and to have the report as continuity.

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