Abstract
Thisthesis is of 3 objectives, i.e. (1) to study the conceptual ideas and principles of the participation in conflict management according to Buddhism; (2) to analyze the participation in Buddhist perspective of the unity creation in WatNoi Nang Hong community, Singburi Province; and (3) to apply Buddhist conceptual ideas and principles in managing conflicts with the aim to create unity in WatNoi Nang Hong community, Singburi province. The thesis is qualitative together with an in-depth interview, observation and listening to public opinions of related people in WatNoi Nang Hong community.
From the research, it is found that western, eastern and Buddhist conceptual ideas and principles of participation point out the west and east are harmonized in that the principles of participation should let the people understand the objectives of the project, see the same directions of project purposes and have mutual benefits from the project by having every sector join the project as from the beginning, make decisions, cooperate and solve problems together, choose the ways of development, follow up evaluations; while the principles according to Buddhist ideas, the Buddha emphasized the start of participation from the self-background first, then the development of the administration in societies.
From the result of the study related to conflict and disunity problems in WatNoi Nang Hong community, Singburi province, it is found that the internal factors “Tanฺhā, Ditฺtฺhi, Māna or inordinate feelings of wants, lust for power and having narrow mind” are the causes of conflict problem, while the external factors, i.e. the concealing of information, news, the unequal opportunity receiving, and the taking sides of thoughts, etc. are the major causes of the lack of unity in the community including the trend of spreading more violence.
From the result of the study related to the application of the ideas and principles of the participation in Buddhist perspective to manage conflicts and create community’s unity, it is found that the community leaders in the present lack virtues which are the tools of having trusts from people in the community. Hence, in order to bring back community leaders to have the equal roles comparing to the ones in the past, there must be the application of the Dhammas of the leaders in the past to let them have the roles in the aspects of “having the right view; acting as trustful relatives with the holy Dhamma of Brahmavihāra; and being able to make friendship by self-controlling with Saṅ
gahavatthuDhamma”, which the researcher presents as a role model of the leadersin creating Buddhist perspective participation to apply for having “Majjhimā patฺipadā”, the Dhamma conceptual idea of dual characteristics which can be connected to the prominent points or to the conclusion of various ways of thinking for mutual living and harmonized working, called “the 3rd conceptual idea”. This is the principle that overcomes the former practices having caused problems at the moment; the community leaders must concern the relations between “the means (the process of having participation)and the purpose (of having unity)”
In view of the people’s or private sector, bringing the Dhammas to help restore harmony, create the right view and understanding which is the important part to get rid of the “unfaith, suspicion, and narrow mind” is “to mutually create the right view; think and perform for all; and open mind into the neutrality for listening with wisdom” for the existence of understanding and co-perception from the beginning. Therefore, there must be use of the process of the participation in Buddhist perspective as the impulsion for the movement of people’s or private sector; it is divided into the 2 models of (1) the 5-Step-Model of the Participation in Buddhist Perspective (R5 Steps); and (2) the Process Model ofthe Participation in Buddhist Perspective(Noble Eightfold Cycle), both of whichconsist of theharmonization of “the Noble Eightfold Path or Magga”, the important principle for the movement of sustainable participation in Buddhist perspective.
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