Guidelines for educational development of the Thai Sangha of Buddhist Scripture Schools of General Education
Guidelines for educational development of the Thai Sangha of Buddhist Scripture Schools of General Education
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Guidelines for educational development, the Thai Sangha, Buddhist Scripture Schools of General EducationAbstract
The study of the Sangha in Buddhism following the threefold path by adhering to the Buddha's words, which are the teachings of the Lord Buddha. in order to behave, maintain and propagate celibacy which is the educational system of the Sangha living according to moral principles later, it was divided into Canthura and Vipassanathura divisions, namely Kanthura studying the Dhamma, Discipline, and Teachings of the Lord Buddha and vipassana errands, i.e., learning methods for training the mind of yourself without desires. When the Lord Buddha passed away, the monks and disciples of the Buddha gathered together to do the council—picking the Dhamma Discipline which is the teaching of the Lord Buddha. There are 84,000 teachings that have been taught, organized into 3 categories: the Sutra, the Vinaya, and the Abhidhamma, collectively known as the Tripitaka. Which is a scripture of Buddhism, later Buddhism came to Thailand, Thai sangha circles have changed dramatically. by having managed more modern studies Unlike in the old days, which only focused on the study of theology and the Pali language, but has changed to an education system in the form of ordinary religious education and university higher education. To emphasize that the monks have complete knowledge in many areas, highlighting on the propagation of Buddhism to foreigners as well.