The Study of the Application of the Five Precepts and the hammas for Elderly People’s Living life : A Case Study of the Senior Old Aged eople in the Communties, Krissda-Nakorn Chaeng, Wattana Road, Nonthaburi

Abstract

This thesis entitled ‘A Study of the Application of the Five Precepts and Five Ennobling Virtues in Elderly People’s Living Life, Kritsadanakorn Community Chaengwattana Road, Nonthaburi Province’ has three objectives: 1) to to study the fve Precepts and fve ennobling virtues in Buddhist scriptures, 2) to study situations on elderly people’s living life in Thai society and 3) to study the application of fve precepts and fve ennobling virtues in elderly people’s living life in Kritsadãnakorn community Chaengwattana Road, Nonthaburi Province. This is a qualitative research. In the study, it was found that it had been said by His majesty, Somdecphramaha samanajaokromphrayavajirayarnvaroros that the pair of fve ennobling virtues and fve precepts basically means the followings: 1) the frst precept, abstaining from killing, pairs up with loving kindness and compassion, 2) the second precept, abstaining from taking what is not given, pairs up with right livelihood, 3) the third precept, abstaining from sexual misconduct, pairs up with sexual restraint, the fourth precept, abstaining from telling lie, pairs up with truthfulness and the ffth precept, abstaining from taking intoxicant, pairs up with mindfulness and clear comprehension.

As far as the situation of elderly people’s living life is concerned, it clearly showed that most elderly men, after wife’s death, remarry; they hardly live with their sons or daughters, their economic works were more dependent themselves than women. Furthermore, most of elderly people in provincial areas worked more than elderly people in the city, in the present, their main sources of income were derived from the followings: 1) their sons and daughters, 2) their works and 3) their fscal pension. When it comes to the elderly people’s application of the fve precepts and fve ennobling virtues in living life, Kritsadãnakorn community Chaengwattana Road, Nonthaburi Province, these activities have been found as follows: 1) they always make merit by offering alms-food to monks, chanting, and listening to Dhamma, 2) they always apply the fve precepts and fve ennobling virtues in solving their problem of health and 3) moreover, they also apply those virtues in living life and well adjusting themselves to society where they live.