The Monks Leadership for Buddhist Propagation

Abstract

The objectives of this research are to study the leadership, analyze thecharacters of leadership and the network of Buddhist monks for Buddhist propagation.This is a qualitative study made by documentary study, interviewing 10 monks/persons who are administrators, teachers and experts in the leadership of Buddhist propagation and analyzing the content as specified.

On the research result, it has been found that: Buddhist monks’ leadership of Buddhist propagation in 3 aspects; in the aspect of Cakkhuma, they must have the view of Buddhist propagation in both domestic country and foreign country, get the knowledge of Buddhist principle and create human relation in society, in the aspect of Vidhuro, Buddhist monks must know Buddhist principles well, be skillful in meditation practice, Buddhist propagation in several styles, attended in practice with faithfulness, in the aspect of Nissayasampanno, they must create good human relation to the people, holding the morality of 4 Brahmaviharas, 4 Sangahavatthus and Kalyanamittadhamma principle and be the spiritual leader in following Buddhist principle.

          On analyzing the Buddhist monks’ leadership characters of Buddhist propagation in the Buddha’s time, it has been found that faith, knowledge, ability, vision and human relations would be model for practice and be Buddhist master.                             For Thai Buddhist monks, it has been found that they have got faith, knowledge and ability to apply the principles of Buddhahamma to the context of present society, have got vision and human relations as good friends and have got ecclesiastical titles as their knowledge and ability of Buddhist propagation in each field; academic and practical.

For the Buddhist monks’ network of Buddhist propagation at academic level, having the character in the aspect of Cakkhuma, in the Buddha’s time, Saliputtathera, Mahamoggallanathera and Mahakassapathera were the great powerful monks in Buddhist propagation, each of them had got prominent in propagation with their own style of master as praised by the Buddha. At present time, Phramaha Sompong Talaputto has made books, documents, media on lines on both YouTube and web site that are the works of propagation and he also has network together with new generation monks establishing the Morality Camp. Phramaha Wutthichai Vajiramedi has established the University of Buddhist Economics in order to be a choice for Buddhist people around the world, he is the model for the monks who are masters of thinking, writing and developing, he has created the academic network at Choentawan Universal Meditation Center and made it be a source of learning the principle of self- sufficient economy for

Thai and foreign people.

For the characters of educational administration level, in the aspect of Vidhuro, in the Buddha’s time, Uruvelkassapa, Culapanthakathera, Rahulathera and Punnamantaniputtathera were the great senior monks who had got the knowledge and ability of Buddhist propagation and also the very important powerful monks in the Buddha’s time. They had got the different master positions. For example, Uruvelkassapa were praised by the Buddha as the master of having many followers. At the present time, they are Buddhadatbhikkhu, Phrabuddhakosacan ( Por. Or. Payutto ) and Phrabrahmbandit, Prof. Dr.

For the characters of active level, Nissayasampanno, in the Buddha’stime.Anyakondanya and Snakutikannathera were the senior monks who had got good human relations effected on creating human relations in Buddhist propagation and make the people faithful. At present time, they are Phrabodhiyanthera(JaSubhaddho),Phradhammamongolyan(LuangphoViriyangSirindharo), Sodetphrayannasangvon Somdet phrasangharajaSakolmahasangha-parinayok and Somdetphrabuddhacan (At Asabho).These 4 great monks have run Buddhist propagation with practice which is a good model for Buddhist people. Hereby, they have got so many followers in their Buddhistpropagation in both domestic and foreign country.