Dharmic principle for lifestyle of the elderly: a case study of community at Wat Si Mueang, Chanthaburi

Abstract

Research on Principles and Life of the elderly: A case study of the community at Wat Si Muang Chantaburi province. The purpose is to study method conduct oneself to the dharma principle to Buddhism of the elderly, which is linked in any principles and to study the dharma principles that the elderly use to lived and the most effected on the elderly. So, the sample were 400 elderly in the community at Wat Si Muang Chantaburi province. The data were collected by using questionnaires. The statistical procedures used for analysis were the percentages, the arithmetic mean, and the standard deviation. The results of this research indicated that first, method conduct oneself to the dharma principle to Buddhism of the elderly such as Four sublime states of mind, Basis of Power and Potency, and Resolute determination. Second, the dharma principles that the elderly use to lived and the most effected on the elderly is Four sublime states of mind and the result is that the elderly can live happily. And there is life satisfaction in life.