This thesis aims at studying the Buddha Dhammas regarding the family life of Thai women who are married the foreigners led by Panca-sila : the Five Precepts ( rule of morality) and Sangahavatthu (bases of social solidarity sympathy, acts of doing favours and principles of service ) studying economic , social  and cultural impact to 57 Thai women who are married  the  foreigners in Nonghong District , Burirum Province by using questionaires  about Buddha Dhamma for family life  and using “Focus Group” method for 13 couples. This is a quality descriptive research from analyzing the contents of  “Focus Group” . Statistic for  analysis is percentage.

               According to Sociology , the kind of wedding between Thai women and the foreigners is called cross – cultural wedding.

               From this studying ; it is found that :-

            The Thai women  who are married the foreigners in Nonghong District , Burirum Province have Panca-sila : the Five Precepts  and Sangahavatthu   , even though some of them can’t preserve  the whole Panca-sila and Sangahavatthu and some who never know about Panca-sila  and Sangahavatthu but  practice it automatically.  Moreover , the some Thai young women who are married Thai men never study or practice  Panca-sila and Sangahavatthu or go to the temple  together. They  have to take care of their  husbands as the bosses. This makes Thai men too comfortable and irresponsible. Therefore , Thai married men like drinking , betting and having another love affair that causes the family’s  problems and leads to the family life failure. When Thai women meet and marry the foreigners ,  they are very well taken care of because the  foreign  culture , the married men are  responsible  and loyal to their family, but not extravagant . It is obvious that the  foreigners follow the rules of  Panca-sila  and Sangahavatthu . In the past , The Thai women who  married  the Thai men and faced the difficult lives . They had to go to a temple, to practice Dhamma and have Dhamma conversation with the monks for releasing their difficult feeling of their  lives. So , when they  are married to the foreigners , they  have better economy,  lives, and are accepted by the community .  They  have a chance to practice Buddhist activities by asking their husbands to go to the temple for practising the Dhamma. In conclusion, the Thai women in Burirum Province who are married the foreigners conduct their lives with the Panca-sila  and Sangahavatthu Dhammas have better lives and happier families.

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