ABSTRACT

This research entitled “Teenage pregnancy : Problem and Solution according to Buddhist Principle” has two objectives as follows: (1) to study the problem , cause and impact of Teenage pregnancy and (2) to study that appling Buddhist principle to prevent and  resolve this problem.

The findings show that,the Incidence of Teenage pregnancy is so high , on 1993 is 10 percent of total pregnancies and recently to 14.7-20 percent.  The World Health Organization defined that,the Incidence of Teenage pregnancy is no more than10 percent. Factors that cause of teenage pregnancy are family problems ,violence or broken families, social problem , information about precarious reproductive sexual  health ,changing of traditions or sexual values are  lead to unwanted pregnancy. Impact of this problem is a teen mother more likely to drop out of school, risk of health status of teen and fetus, baby is neglected and lead to social problem. some cases of teenage pregnancy use unsafe or criminal abortion for  solving this problem and some cases are suffered from depression which may result in suicide.

Buddhist principles can be applied to all ages and everysociety , although it is a materialist society .  Buddhism  teaches  men to learn  about  themselves  and  search for  the cause  of suffering orthe root ofproblem.  Buddhist principles are applied as a solution to prevent and improve of teenagers in their first after that in their family and  the other  person or     organization

involved. Buddhist principles are principles that can use to prevent problems before they occur and resolve the problems as well as benefits for the other things. The principles that teenagers should be applied indaily life to prevent this problem are 4 basises for success, 4 causes of ruin, true friend and false friend , 6-directions, 6 controlling faculties and an method of analytical thinking or reflection . The parents need to prevent the problems in the family, how to live together with happy family.The principles that parents should be applied are 4 qualities which make a couple well matched, 4 virtues for a good household life ,4 sublimes state of mind and 6 controlling faculties. The principles that organizations  and community should be applied are  3 benefits ,4 sublimes state of mind ,4 kinds of persons and 6 characteristics behavior. All of this principle to the conclusion that to achieve and reach a peak in their development must take into two factors. Internal factor is a factor of insight or wisdom, an analytical thinking or reflection. External factor is another’s utterance, inducement by others or learning from others which is friendly.The two factors are the sources of the right view that all teenagers should be used in practice continually.

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