Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: This research article consists of three objectives: 1) to study the organizational setting of Theravada Maha Nikaya Buddhist Temple in Phuket Province. 2) to study the administration process of Theravada Maha Nikaya Buddhist Temple in Phuket Province through the scope of the POSDCoRB management process. 3) to discover additional administrative factors affecting the administrative process of Theravada Maha Nikaya Buddhist Temple in Phuket Province. The qualitative research data was collected from 10 administrative personnel from 10 Theravada Maha Nikaya Buddhist Temple in Phuket Province using an unconstructed interview as a data collection tool. The collected data then went into the analysis process using the component analysis technique. The study found that 1) Theravada Maha Nikaya Buddhist Temples in Phuket Province have an average age of 158 years old, a geographical area of 44 rai, four organization sizes; small, moderate, large, extra-large. Temples are legally required to have a Sangha abbot and temple warden who partake in the temple's administration roles. They strictly have to be male. 2) All factors within the POSDCoRB management process of each Theravada Maha Nikaya Buddhist Temple in Phuket Province differ vastly depends on the Sangha abbot's administrative style of the specific Buddhist temple. 3) Temple's management process was designed to accommodate the fidelity of Buddhists. This unique aspect required an additional factor of Faith (F) to finalize the correct management process. Thus, integrated into the original POSDCoRB management process, the tailor-made management process of Theravada Maha Nikaya Buddhist Temple in Phuket Province became POSDCoRB+F. The paper concluded with compact recommendations for Maha Nikaya Buddhist Temple administrative personnel to promote understanding of the distinctive administrative process for Theravada Maha Nikaya Buddhist Temple.
Source: Journal of MCU Peace Studies
Institution: Rangsit University
Language: English
Topic: Indian and Buddhist Studies
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7219495281