The objectives of this research were 1) to study the Buddhism propagation of Dhammaduta in Bangban district, Phra Nakhon Sri Aytthaya province, 2) to compare the Buddhism propagation of Dhammaduta in Bangban district, Phra Nakhon Sri Aytthaya province classified by personal factors and 3) to study the problems, obstacles and suggestions about the Buddhism propagation of Dhammaduta in Bangban district, Phra Nakhon Sri Aytthaya province. This research was the was the mixed method research between the quantitative research that the sampling group was the 388 people in Bangban district, Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya province. The tool for data collection was used by the questionnaires that that created by own researcher with reliance as 0.854 and the research findings analysis was used by the ready computer programe of social sciences. The statistics used the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation(S.D.) and tested hypothesis from the person data of respondents of questionnaires such as gender, age, level of education careers, and income, t-test, f-test, One-way Analysis of Variance least Significant Difference : LSD and the qualitative research through in depth interview from 10 key informants of the tool of research as the structured interview and the data analysis was used by interview as the tool and then analyzed the data through the descriptive analysis technique.

The findings of the research as follows:

1. The people had the opinions to the Buddhism propagation of Dhammaduta in Bangban district, Phra Nakhon Sri Auytthaya province in overall, was the high level with an average and deviation scale at ( =4.40, S.D. = 0.485), when considered in each aspect found that it was at high level in all aspects as follows : 1) Dhamma Sermon aspect
(  = 4.46, S.D. = 0.497), 2) Dhamma Discussion aspect (  = 4.41, S.D. = 0.529), 3) Meditation Teaching aspect (  = 4.33, S.D. = 0.538), 4) Dhamma Teaching Equipment (  = 4.37, S.D. = 0.676) respectively.

2. The findings of opinions of people to the Buddhism propagation of Dhammaduta in Bangban district, Phra Nakhon Sri Auytthaya province classified by personal factors in overall found that the people who had the differences of sex and age, had the opinions to the Buddhism propagation of Dhammaduta in Bangban district, Phra Nakhon Sri Auytthaya province indifferently. It rejected the hypothesis. But the differences of personal factors like education, career, and income, had the opinions Buddhism propagation of Dhammaduta in Bangban district, Phra Nakhon Sri Auytthaya province differently as significantly statistics at 0.05. It accepted the hypothesis.

3. The problems, obstacles and suggestions to the Buddhism propagation of Dhammaduta in Bangban district, Phra Nakhon Sri Auytthaya province such as the problems and obstacles that found that the readiness to work improperly to the present situation, Dhamma propagation does not match with the ages of audience, Dhammaduta missionary monks do not a change to audience to ask the questions that they have the doubt, Dhammaduta missionary monks lack of knowledge for teaching equipment. The suggestions : should have to readiness to propagate Buddhism to match with the present society, Dhammaduta missionary monks should understand the types of audience that can focus on the individual minds for more understanding, Dhammaduta missionary monks should answer the questions of audience that they have when they practice the mediation or insight meditation, Dhammaduta missionary monks should have the knowledge of teaching equipment like projector for more clearly understanding of mediation practice.

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