AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF DISEASE TREATMENT IN BUDDHISM : A CASE STUDY OF THE THAI TRADITIONAL TREATMENT CONCEPT OF PHRAKRU VORAVETHVISITH’S (KRUBA DHAMMACHAI DHAMMAJAYO)

Abstract

The results were found that : The disease treatment in the Tipitaka was classified into two types : Physical Treatment and Mental Treatment While the Thai traditional treatment methods of Phrakru Voravethvisith (Kruba Dhammachai Dhammajayo) are under seven steps. They are : 1) patients receiving the precepts,  2) asking for patents’ day/month/year, 3) patients meditating and receiving the mood test, 4) diagnosing the patients, 5) disease treating, 6) pursuing portfolio and 7) treatment concluding. Especially, he puts his mind on Dana(giving), Silā (morality) and Bhāvanā (Meditation) towards most of patients and asking for the patients be faithful to the Triple Gem.Last, the Phrakru Voravethvisith’s Thai traditional treatment methods in line with Buddhism can be found in 2 ways : 1) physical treatment ; by ways of herb, 2) mental treatment ; by ways of meditation sitting and meditation walking, for the sake of mental peace. Gem as the real essence of life undoubtedly.