This research consists of 3 aims :- 1) to study the concept of consciousness 2) to study of the saving Buddhist traditions and 3) to study making the conscience of youth. It is documentary study which studied primary source in the Tipitaka and secondary one in other commentary texts, book and electronic media. The field data is kept from example people of 20 people. This research is descriptive analysis.
The research found that ;- the consciousness is cultivated in their mind coming from family, temple or religion and culture as the Buddhist festivals in many characteristics. These communicate from a person to another, from a generation to another or from community to society for to be able right conduct. Meanwhile, Dhamma is communicated in the festival such as gratitude, good conduct, sense of shame, shame of sins, to be welfare, etc. These morals will support to the process of making of good consciousness with virtues and morality for youths more and more.
The Buddhist traditions are used as tools for making consciousness, namely;- Māghapujā day - the day of the fundamental teaching for Discipline of the Buddha (Ovādapāṭimokha), Visākha pūjā day –the arising of Buddhism in 3 events on the the Buddha’s birthday, Enlightenment day and Passing away, Aṭṭhami pūjā day - the memorial day of Buddha’s cremation ceremony, Āsāḷha pūjā day -the light of Dhamma as wisdom for the world, Buddhist lent day - the day of giving bath cloth of rainy season, Devorohana day -the coming back from Devalolka of the Buddha after delivering a sermon to the Buddha’s mother in heaven, Māhājāti day -the Bodhisattava’s story about the completion of Dāna to will be the Buddha in the future, Songkran day –representing of the moral conduct to Buddhism, the Buddha, Buddhist monk and the parent or relatives. The activities in this day are the pouring of water to the Budddha Image and the Buddhist monk, making sand pagoda as well as releasing fish which Thai government regarded as national fisheries day. Loy kratong festival - the faith of paying homage to the Buddha’s foot print at the Namadā river, India. In addition, there is the process for making the consciousness which provided knowledge, hold the activities, set regulation and organizined coordinating office which worked as network.
Eventually, the making of consciousness is to apply Buddhist traditions by training or providing knowledge of values in Buddhist tradition and holding activities for the youth which they are as students for the promotion of virtue and morality or good and right performance in physical, verbal expression such as training of right bowing, offering arms-food to monks in Buddhist holy day, offering arms-food in Devorohana and participating in important activities of Buddhism including Songkrant and Loy kratong.
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