An application of the Buddhist principle of tisikkha to prevention of CORONA 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic by the community leaders in Thawat Buri Distric, Roi Et Province

Abstract

         The objectives of this thesis were 1) study the level of An Application of The Buddhist Principle of Tisikkha to Prevention of CORONA-19 Pandemic by the Community Leaders 2) compare the An Application of The Buddhist Principle of Tisikkha to Prevention of CORONA-19 Pandemic by the Community Leaders, classified by gender, age, education level, and  Work Experience 3) to study guideline recommendations An Application of The Buddhist Principle of Tisikkha to Prevention of CORONA-19 Pandemic by the Community Leaders. It is a quantitative research. The sample group were 195 personnel. The instrument used for data collection was a 5-level estimation scale questionnaire with content accuracy of 0.67 – 1.00, and confidence of .97. The statistics used to analyze the data were frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, and the statistics used to test the hypothesis were t-test and F-test (One-Way ANOVA).

         The result showed that:

         1) The level of Buddhist practice, the method of applying the threefold principle in preventing the corona virus 2019 (COVID 2019) of community leaders, it was at a high level. The aspect with the highest mean was self-protection behavior. (Adhisīla sikkhā), followed by vaccination against the corona virus 2019 (Adhicitta-sikkhā), while the aspect with the lowest average is the vaccination of the corona virus 2019 (Adhipaññā-sikkhā). 2) The comparison of the level of Buddhist practice using the threefold principle in preventing the corona virus 2019 (COVID 2019) of community leaders. Classified by gender, education level Overall there was no difference, classified by age, overall positions were significantly different at the .05 level. 3) Buddhist suggestions on how to apply the threefold principle in preventing the corona virus 2019 (COVID 2019) of community leaders, found that people should be registered to reserve the right to vaccinate and make appointments for services. various establishments Services should be provided that are hygienic, safe, and prevent the spread of germs. Registration should be done before entering and before leaving the premises.