Abstract

The objectives of the thesis entitled “An Application of the Principles      of Bhavana IV in Improving the Quality of Life of People in Ontai sub-district, Sankamphaeng District, Chiang Mai Province” were as follows: 1) to study the opinions  of people towards an application of the principles of Bhavana IV in improving the quality of life in Ontai sub-district, Sankamphaeng district, Chiang Mai province. 2) to study the comparative opinion of people towards an application of the principles of Bhavana IV in improving the quality of life in Ontai sub-district, Sankamphaeng district, Chiang Mai province. 3) to study the problems, the obstacles and solutions of people towards an application of the principles of Bhavana IV in improving the quality of life in Ontai sub-district, Sankamphaeng district, Chiang Mai province. 4) to study           an application of the principles of Bhavana IV in improving the quality of life of people  in Ontai sub-district, Sankamphaeng district, Chiang Mai province. This research is conducted by mixed research method. A sample was selected from the people who live in Ontai sub-district, Sankamphaeng district, Chiang Mai province and the sample was determined by Quota sampling to compare quantity of the people with standard tale with size of the people and size of the example of Krejcie & Margan with reliability equal to 95%. The number of sample consisted of 361 samples.

The findings of this research were found as follows:

1)    Overall the opinion level towards an application of the principles        of Bhavana IV in improving the quality of life was at high level in all aspects         and when considering in each aspect found that Sila-Bhavana was at highest level, followed by Kaya Bhavana, Panna Bhavana, for the lowest level was Citta Bhavana,   it found that the training Citta Bhavana, sitting meditation for having intention towards working was at low level. Therefore, community leader should have the important role in promoting people to train Citta Bhavana by sitting meditation for having the strong mind, cognizant all vices, loving kindness into other dependence and can be applied in their work perfectly, as a result, a livable city.

2)    The result of comparison the opinion of people towards an application of the principles of Bhavana IV in improving the quality of life in Ontai sub-district, Sankamphaeng district, Chiang Mai province, in aspects of individual factors, including  gender, age, education, occupation, income, the comparison of peoples’ opinion,     it was found that gender, occupation and income were not difference but age       and education were difference. The statistically significant at the 0.05 level.

3) The problems, the obstacles and solutions of people towards        an application of the principles of Bhavana IV in improving the quality of life in Ontai sub-district, Sankamphaeng district, Chiang Mai province, it found that Kaya Bhavana       of people was concerned with the lack of time to exercise it has been unhealthy. Sila Bhavana of people was concerned with practicing along the five precepts not all; In addition, there is physical harassment, verbal harassment and alcohol abuse.   Citta Bhavana of people was concerned with the lack of time to mental training development and Panna Bhavana of people was concerned with laziness             and not learning.

4) The application of the principles of Bhavana IV in improving the quality of life of people in Ontai sub-district, Sankamphaeng district, Chiang Mai province,           it found that should focus on training people to be responsible, encourage people   to study, ought to apply the place and personnel of religious institutions in promoting the precepts, Citta Bhavana training by meditation and to practice Panna Bhavana.

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