A STUDY OF THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PROJECT OF THE FIVE PRECEPTS VILLAGE IN 1TH - 2RD PHASES IN MAE SAI, CHIANG RAI PROVINCE

Abstract

This study aimed to (1) study the implementation of the Village of the Five Precepts Project, to (2) investigate the factors affecting the implementation of the project, and to (3) analyze the achievement of the implementation of the project and the promotion of community reconciliation. This is a documentary and qualitative research through study and interview groups of informants in Maesai District, Chiangrai.

Findings can be summarized as follows: 1) Contextual factors consisted of society, as people misunderstood that the project needs people to observe all 5 precepts, so they did not dare to be the member of the project. In this regard, each the president of each community and community committee encourage the community to create to raise awareness of sacrifice to the public with being leadership in community activities under the project of five precepts observation by the cooperation among village, school, and temple (Bowon), 2) For an accomplishment of project to promote community reconciliation and campaign to steer the project, there were participants from the provincial level, that was 67.11%, 54.00% at district level, 69.57% at Maesai sub-district level, 89.59%in Pong Ngam sub-district, and 92.46% in Koh Chang in comparison with the Buddhist population and at the sub-district level in the phase 2.