The objectives of this research were; 1) to study the state of Buddhist propagation, 2) to study a guideline of Buddhist propagation, and 3) to propose a guideline of Buddhist propagation development of the Sangha in Bangkok. The mixed research methodology was used in the study. The quantitative data were collected by questionnaires from 285 monks and analyzed by mean and standard deviation. The qualitative data were collected by in-depth interviews with 5 key-informants and analyzed by content analysis.           The results of the study found that:

The state of Buddhist propagation of the Sangha in Bangkok was at a moderate level overall. In details, the highest level was on summer novice ordination, Dhammaduta’s work, Dhamma training for people in sub-district, moral training for students and government officials, young Buddhists promotion, and Buddhist propagation by social media respectively.

            The results of Buddhist propagation development of the Sangha in Bangkok indicated that there were preaching training, lecture training, promoting temple activities together with community and local government, giving moral training to students, arranging special training in the Buddhist Lent with schools and government sectors, designing training courses, promoting summer novice ordination, and promoting Buddhist propagation on the radio, television, journals, magazines, and other media.

            A guideline of Buddhist propagation development of the Sangha in Bangkok was to promote meditation as the core of temple development, to develop religious work with cooperation of community and local government, to arrange training programs for students and government officials, to train students in meditation in important Buddhist holidays, to promote summer novice ordination, to provide welfare to children and youths, and to propagate Buddhist teachings and Sangha activities through the radio, television, journals, and other media in contemporary languages.  

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