A Study of Guidelines for Sustainability of Being Monkhood

Abstract

This thesis has 3 objectives as follows: 1) to study the Dhamma principles for maintaining 
the monkhood. 2) to study the factors and obstacles for maintaining a sustainable monkhood. 
and 3) to propose the guidelines for maintaining a sustainable monkhood. This research is a 
qualitative research methodology by using data collection from interviewing the Buddhist monks 
who are monkhood and 40 years up of 10 monks and laymen who used to ordain the Buddhist 
monks over 10 years  of 10 people. The tools is the use of structured interviews. data are 
analyzed by content analysis. and then presented in description. 
The findings of this research as follows: 
1) Dhamma principles for maintaining the monkhood as follows: 1. The following 
Ovãdapãtimokkha (the principal teaching) has three principles. including do not commit all sins. 
to be ready making merit. to purify the mind. 2. The following ideology has four issues. including 
the patience. focusing on Nirvana. do not cause difficulty to others. being a peaceful person. and 
3. Six methods. including do not blame. do not hurt. the composer in Ovãdapãtimokkha.    
Being an approximator of consumption Sitting and sleeping in a quiet place. perseverance in 
Adhicita. In addition. that should adhere to the principles of celibacy. disciplines and dhamma. 
2) The factors and obstacles of maintaining a sustainable monkhood. the Buddhist monks 
must follow the discipline in order to sustain oneself. get rid of the desire within the heart by 
applying that principle to refine lust. 
3) The way in sustaining a sustainable monkhood should be based on the 4 subjects. 
including 1. Being careful is to be bored. craved. desired. and insatiable. 2. Painstaking is to refrain 
from physical. verbal and mental evil. 3. Retaining is to maintain good things. observe the 
precepts of Ovãdapãtimokkha. and keep the tradition to occur both the personal and public. 4. 
Progress is to do the same thing for growing up by supporting and solving for the prosperity to 
maintain the monkhood according to the 4 Sammappadhãna.