BUDDHIST METHODS FOR PREPARING FOR RETIREMENT OF PERSONNEL OF THE ROYAL IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT'S OFFICE NO. 1

Abstract

This research aims to: 1) study pre-retirement preparation; 2) examine the relationship between Buddhist methods of preparation based on the principles of Dittha Dhammakattha Prayodhi and pre-retirement preparation; and 3) present Buddhist methods of pre-retirement preparation for personnel at the Regional Irrigation Office, Royal Irrigation Department. A mixed-methods research approach was employed, collecting data from a sample of 150 personnel at the Regional Irrigation Office, Royal Irrigation Department, and interviewing 18 key informants using purposive sampling. The research instrument was a structured questionnaire with a reliability of 0.981. Both descriptive and inferential data were analyzed. The research results found that 1. The overall retirement readiness of the personnel of the Office of the First Irrigation, Royal Irrigation Department, was at a high level ( =3.62, S.D.=0.86). 2. The relationship between the Buddhist method of preparation according to the principle of Ditthathammikatthaprayothin and the retirement readiness of the personnel of the Office of the First Irrigation, Royal Irrigation Department, found that the overall Ditthathammikatthaprayothin had a positive relationship with the retirement readiness of the personnel of the Office of the First Irrigation, Royal Irrigation Department, at a high level (R=.895**). 3. The Buddhist method of preparation for retirement of the personnel of the Office of the First Irrigation, Royal Irrigation Department, found that there were two main components: Part 1: Buddhist method, namely, the principle of Ditthathammikatthaprayothin, which helps to enhance the retirement readiness, consisting of the aspects of Uṭṭhasampada (diligence seeking), Arakkhasampada (protecting well), Kalyanamittata (having good friends), and Samajīvitha (living a sufficient life). Part 2: Pre-retirement readiness, which is the result of applying the principle of Ditthathammikatthaprayothin. Integrate with work and preparation before retirement, including economic income, health, intelligence, reasoning, physical environment, and natural life.