A Development of Community Potentiality for Enhancing Peaceful Society by Buddhist Integration
Authors: Pramote Yotkaew, Tanapol Viyasing Uthai Satiman, 
Published: February 2021

This research aims to propose a guideline for community potential development to promote an integrated Buddhist peaceful society. There were 21 samples and the research instruments consisted of observation. In-depth interviews and focus group discussion using content analysis methods. The results of the research showed that the approach to community potential development to promote an integrated Buddhist peaceful society consisted of 1) Buddha means community potential development. There must be a Buddha as an anchor for the mind and connected with legend causing faith to be one.  It may start from the wisdom or the beliefs of the community, which should be preserved or built on the beliefs as a common point or the beginning of faith fusion, and then gradually develop from belief and faith without wisdom to the level of belief that has wisdom or reason to support. 2) Dhamma means the development of community potential, there must be principles, method of development or principles, teachings, and activities or traditions in this section. There must be academic or have principles and knowledge to help support development such as research-based development. However, the academic principles must be able to integrate with the community such as traditions or rituals because the academic giving will have a form that is difficult to understand. However, the rituals or activities will provide knowledge to the sector of practice seamlessly. 3) Sangha refers to the development of community potential, there must be a leader and a model that confirms success, or to guide or point the way that may refer to both the monk and the householder who has charisma including the structural governing mechanism with a goal of development is based on the four principles of prayer, namely physical, behavioral, mental and intellectual. (1) Physical aspect in the first step, the strategy for developing the environment in the village to be clean, the second stage, the strategy for the development of livelihood according to the sufficiency economy principles as a tool to support a happy life. Finance based on commodity principles. (2) Behavior aspect in the first step, the strategy of community development as a community, the fifth precepts, in the second stage, the 5 precepts development strategy for society, aims to show itself as a volunteer, raising the level of community development to recognize the sacrifice, sharing in the third step strategy. Raise the development level to be a model person, a model community. (3) Spirituality aspect in the first step, the strategy for the use of religious activities as a medium for community development, in the second stage, the strategy to raise the mental development from the faith level to the intellectual level in the third stage, the strategy for the development of community potential for woke up has a well-trained mind ready to perform duties according to the Dhamma way.  (4) Intelligence aspect in the first step, the strategy to build a strong community base, starting with the main institute of the community, namely the temple, the second stage, the strategy to promote the relationship between the houses, temples, and schools as community intelligence.