DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH ACCORDING TO BUDDHIST RINCIPLES OF PRISON PERSONNEL IN LAMPHUN PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to explore the level of opinions on 
developing well-being of prison personnel in Lamphun province. 2) to examine the 
relationship on developing well-being of prison personnel in Lamphun province 
according to the four Bhãvanã. and 3) to study the guideline for developing well-being 
of prison personnel in Lamphun province according to the four Bhãvanã. This study 
was a mixed method research between quantitative research and qualitative research. 
The populations were 107 prison officials in Lamphun province by in-depth interview 
with key informant using content analysis techniques. 

The result revealed that : 

1) The opinion on developing well-being of prison personnel in Lamphun 
province was generally at the highest level. When considering each aspect. it was found 
that the efficiency in the dimensions of Kãya Bhãvanã  and Paññã Bhãvanã was at the 
highest level. followed by the efficiency in the dimension of Sĩla Bhãvanã and Citta 
Bhãvanã was at a high level. 2)The relationship on developing well-being of prison 
personnel in Lamphun province and the four Bhãvanã. it was found that overall was 
at a high level. When considering each aspect. it was found that the work and the friendship were at the highest level. The spirit and the life goals and love were at a 
high level. 3) Guidelines for developing prison personnel of prison personnel in 
Lamphun Province according to the four Bhãvanã. it was found that the physical aspect 
was to keep the body healthy. free from disease. good health. support colleagues and 
subordinates. being happy for helping others in working and arousing conscious mind 
to have more responsibility in work. The social aspect was to do concentrate to make 
our mind calm and leading to wisdom that can be correct consideration and decision 
causing physical. social. mental and wisdom development by being benefit to others. 
living together in happy institute and able to build a good relationship of living together 
in society. The mental aspect was to calm the mind. including the place where can 
cause peace. be strong mind and perform that fully assigned work along the ability to 
help each other. And wisdom aspect caused knowledge that can consider and analyze 
work. be separated which work should be done before or after. able to analyze and 
distinguish what was good and bad by listening and taking them into consideration and 
consciously solving problems that happened.