ABSTRACT

      This research has three objectives, namely: 1. to study the concept  and the principles for the reinforcement  virtue society according to the Buddhist view. 2. to study the model  and the procedures for the reinforcement virtue society under the concept of  the bank of goodness  by the unit of community training  at Huangom Sub-District, Phan, Chiang Rai, and 3. to test and propose the model for the reinforcement virtue society in the Buddhist integration  of applied to the unit of community training at Northern Region.

This study is used both qualitative and quantitative analysis by using the documentary research and field study i.e. interviewing  and  asking  the  concerned  persons  who  apply the reinforcement virtue society under the concept of the bank of goodness . The community training unit is  in  7  Provinces;  Chiang  Mai,  Payao,  Lampang,  Prea,  Nakonsavan,  Tak  and  Maehongson. 

From the research, it is  found  that  the good and the virtues are the important foundation  of  the society. It is the ideal that will bring the benefit and the happiness to everyone, harmless, devastation and no exploitation for each other. The  generosity and the parceling would be developed creatively for the individuals in the society on the body, mind and wisdom. 

Buddhism  consists  of  the  8  virtues  principles  in  developing  the  societies,  namely : the  righteousness,  the  equality,  the  justice,  the  peace,  the  contentment,  the  harmony, the dependence, the  faith  and  the  wisdom.  The  societies which have all  these  virtues  will find  peace  and  generosity. The  mentioned  virtues  can  help  the  people  to  be  honest  and  be  able  to  get  rid  of  the  defilements  and  to  realize  the  Dhamma.

The  establishment  of  the  bank  of  goodness  by  Wat Srimulmaung community and people  at Huangom Sub-District, Phan, Chiang Rai took  place  from  the  work  unit  called  “The  Sub-District  Training  Unit  of  the  People”.  The  setting  up  of  the  bank  of  goodness  is  of  two  viewpoints  namely : 1.to  prevent  the  bad  things, emphasizing to develop the  people  with the good quality  and be able to live with a happy life 2. to develop  the process for the goodness movement by applying the principles in Buddhism using in term of the goodness scores.  The main goal is to propagate Buddhism, reinforce the goodness and virtues society etc. The result of having the bank of goodness is help people in the community to live happily and become the learning society. The return of having the score of goodness can be exchanged for goods.

The  community  training  of  nortern  region  has  the  same  the procedure and principle, that is application of eight principles, they are, principle of morality and culture, health, right livelihood, peace, welfare study, public aids, gratefulness, and harmony into the development of personnel and society. The aim of procedure is to propagate Buddhism, practice following the Buddhist principle and local culture, social development, conservation of natural resource, environment, management of social welfare, and community aids.