Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the process of life quality development of aging people according to Buddhism 2) to study the life quality development of aging people in Yokkrabut sub-district, Samngow district,              Tak province 3) to study the procedure of life quality development of aging people according to Buddhism in Yokkrabut sub-district, Samngow District, Tak Province. This research was qualitative research by studied from ducumentary and filed work research that used in-depth interview to 14 people who related to the process of life quality development of elder people in Yokkrabut sub-district, Samngow District, Tak Province.

The results of this research were found that

The process of life quality development of elder people according to Buddhism were found that life development in the right way that was the middle path which related to the threefold training. It had to train, therefore the learning was the training to living for the right way. The life quality development of elder people accordance to the four Bhavana were (1) Kaya-bhavana means physical development, physical training that related and support to the physical environment. 2) Sila-bhavana means moral development, Sila means the relative to the social environment. 3) Citta-bhavana means emotional development which was mind development to be beautiful in morality. 4) Panna-bhavana means wisdom developments that were knowledge, thinking, understanding and seeing in natural reality.

Life quality development of elder people in Yokkrabut Sub-District, Samngow District, Tak province were found that there were the life quality development in accordance with of Yokkrabut Sub-District policy with implementation the various activities every aspect for getting the holistic advantage that was quality development perfectly namely; such as  elder school project, merit activities, promoted to earn a living activities. However it could not to efficiency because some of activities was not proper with community context and was not conform to real want of elder people. Therefore, it had to give some of process to created Buddhist activities for holistic quality result in physical, society, mindfulness, and wisdom.

The results of the process of life quality development of elder people according to Buddhism in Yokkrabut sub-district, Samngow district, Tak Province  were found that the policy process had to participated especially community, temple, and state agency which have the step of life quality development that created main activity, enhance activity, apply to Buddhist principle and Buddhist practice principle that consider to the factor were the elder want and satisfy. It bring to the activities specify to process of life quality development of elder people according to Buddhism which hold in four Bhavana as Kaya-bhavana, Sila-bhavana, Citta-bhavana and Panna-bhavana for created  holistic quality development.

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