A Study of the Way to Health Development of Student of Buddhakosaividaya School, Phrae Provinve

Abstract

The purposes of this research are 1) to study the Buddhist way in the health care in Tripitaka of Buddhism, 2) to study problem and cause of performance the health care on Buddhist way of students Buddhakosaividaya school, Phrae Province, 3) to study the performance of health care on Buddhist way and guidelines for health development on Buddhist way of the students in Buddhakosaividdaya School, Phrae Province, This study is the qualitative research which shudied from the scripture of Theravada Buddhism, textbooks as well as related documents and collected the data by using the in-depth interview.

The results to research are found as follows:

1. The Buddhist way regarding the health care in Tripitaka have Buddha Dhamma principles which are matched and could be applied with theory, principles, and practice guideline in the modem public health service. Lt could also be applied and integrated with the public healt service in each period of health conditions. This is to encourage the good health in four dimensions: i.e. physical, mental, social and intellectual aspect. On the other hand, it has also guided in support the perfect health and efficiently.

2. In term of the problem conditions in health care on Buddhist way of students Buddhakosaividdaya School, Phrae Province are found that there are four main points namely 1) the problem physical health such as have on exercise, take spicy taste and could not care by themselves when they are sick 2) the problem of mental health, they are not adjust with another person, lost the trust by themselves and tension from many things. 3) The problem of social health, it is effected from the basic of different family. The adjust with society, have no public mind in social helpine and 4) the problem of intellectual health, it is the habit of behavioral acting, copy another one, on enthusiasm in pursuing knowledge both in knowledge both in the current dimensions and in the Dhamma dimensions. Opinions are not right along the truth, high imagine and fancy, be mistaken, have suffering and could not met the happiness really.

3. In the implementation of the health care Buddhist way of the students in Buddhakosaividdaya School, Phrae Province, it is found that school is cherished the principles according to the policy of health promoting under the royal initiative by Her Majesty Princess Maha jakri Sirindhon and by Deparent of Health, the government aggncy cooperatively workinG to fu;fill the royal initiative uhder for health promoting and nutrition of novices in the Dhamma Studies schools. This project conducted by themselves and use to the suitable development pattern that corresponded with the novices and monks’ disciplines.  And also the goal of the develop is the novices healthy, having a stable, have good nutrition, strong health, beihg diligent, honest and patient in order to become the good Buddhist descendants good knowledge as well as could be developed the intellectual by themselves and living in the future, It is also matched with the Dhamma principle of Buddhism such as precepts, concentration and wisdom. The pattern of implementation the health care on Buddhist-way can be implemented through organizing of the activities and supplementary projects that deal with exerting the Buddhist Dhamma principles to apply the best use.

          Regarding the guidelines for developing the health care Buddhist-way in order to make the students have a good health in the four aspects as follows 1) physical health 2) mental health 3) social health and 4) intellectual health, it is a very necessary that the school integrate pedagogical process and really apply in every aspect of them in teaching and learning procedure. Certain Dhamma principles can be well integrated or supplemented to health care in various ways e.g. doing the meditation or pilgrimage practice to enhance the potential in all aspect of health to derive by, i.e. 1) physical  2) mental 3) social and 4) intellectual aspect. Furthermore, thing will be the reinforcement for empowering the health care and life quality of the students in Buddhakosaividdaya School, Phrae province, to be complete and secured.