ABSTRACT
The objectives of this study were 1) to study the principle of Buddhist monks’s health care in Vinayapiṭaka, 2) to study the present condition of Buddhist monks’s health care behavior in Roungkwang District, Phrae Province and 3) to study the guidelines for development of Buddhist monks’s health care behavior according to Bhāvanā IV in Roungkwang District, Phrae Province. In the methodology of the research, there were 2 methods of the study will be carry out namely, the documentary research and the field study of the in-depth interview with the key informants that was interviewed the Buddhist monk 20 persons from 10 the abbots and 10 monks who were under the abbot for studying Buddhist monks health care behavior according to Bhāvanā IV in Roungkwang District, Phrae Province. Then, the researcher concluded data on the essence of the interview, and then content analyzed.
The results of the research were found that;
The Vinaya Piṭaka mentions the good health care of the Lord Buddha many things as conducting Buddha action all day, has the Sati and Sampajañña absolutely, a little disease, has the goal on consume, has Sati for considering before eat, know to estimate in eating and stop drinking the alcohol and alcohol beverage that are made the strong health and it also is taking care, protecting and keeping in four aspects namely, physical aspect, social aspect, mind aspect and wisdom aspect. They must bring the Buddhist doctrine to apply for the guideline in health care their mind. This is a very important thing that can control their all the time until enlightenment that is the highest goal of life.
The present condition of Buddhist monks in Roungkwang District, Phrae Province had emphasized and taken health care in all aspect. In the physical aspect, they emphasized about the eating, exercising and environment. In term of Precept or social aspect, they emphasized about the practicing as follow the Vinaya completely. In term of mind aspect, they has constant to their Bhavanā especially the Jittabhā vanā principle because if they hold this for practicing every time, they will be easily made them mind peacefully. In term of Wisdom aspect, they has emphasized very much in this aspect because this wisdom can be trained in this present time, it is not in the future. When the wisdom arise that means know about the reason that will affect to themselves can be win everything completely.
The guideline for development of Buddhist monks’s health care behavior according to Bhāvanā IV in Roungkwang District, Phrae Province. In term of Kāyabhāvanā aspect, they should train themselves especially careful about Indriya or controlling faculty as eye, ear, nose, tongue and body better for the basis of the Sila or precept that stop making the bad both body and speech. In term of Silabhanā, they should practice the Vinaya completely. They can stay with everyone in the society and help all people side by side and has a good relation with social and human environment. In term of Jittabhāvanā, they should train them mind every time, diligent, tolerate and make them mind very happy all the time.
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