Author affiliation: Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
關鍵詞
The Buddhist Five Precepts; Mahar Aung Myay Township; Morality
摘要
This research article is aiming to promote of the Buddhist Five Precepts of people of Mahar Aung Myay Township, Mandalay, Myanmar in order to encourage people’s consciousness of morality to lead the society to living a good life and peaceful cohabitation. In fact, the Five Precepts are the essential of all good qualities and the fulfi llment of higher stages of concentration and wisdom. It also upholds whatever wholesome states one already has. This qualitative research article involves in-depth interviews of fi ve key informants and 100 research participants for data concerning demographical characteristics and for the promotion of moral values of people of the Township mentioned in this paper. The results show that there is a higher tendency of people to break the precepts during the last couple of years (2017-2018) due to the continuous stimulation on such human natures as greed, avariciousness, and wants by mainly capitalism, and materialism. Besides, an in-depth interview gives informative knowledge about the causes of decline moral values and the way to promote moral values of their people in the township. In addition, the use of Training Program as an approach to promote moral values of people is successful. About 26 participants or 26% of total 100 participants drink alcohol, and 12 persons have decided to stop drinking alcohol. Nevertheless, in Buddhism the Five Precepts are not for the sake of morality alone, they are for the base concentration and wisdom.
目次
1. Introduction 107 2. Causes of Decline Moral Values of People of Mahar Aung Myay Township 108 3. Mahar Aung Myay Township 111 4. The Five Precepts 112 5. Findings Derived from In-Depth Interview and the Training Program 113 6. Promoting the Buddhist Five Precepts of People of Mahar Aung Myay Township 114 7. Conclusion 116
