Attitude towards Buddhist Morality Principles of Undergraduate Students in Bangkok and Perimete

Abstract

The purposes of this research were, firstly, to study attitude towards morality of undergraduate students in Bangkok and Perimeter, and secondly, to compare attitude towards morality of undergraduate students in Bangkok and Perimeter. The attitudes concern 3 aspects of Buddhist Moral Principles: five Precepts, four Noble Sentiments and four Paths of Accomplishment. Data were gathered from 400 undergraduate students of five universities with questionnaires. Data were collected, compiled and analyzed for percentage (%), arithmetic medium (X) and standard deviation (S.D.). It is found that overall attitude towards morality of undergraduate students in Bangkok and Perimeter had the highest level. Female had higher attitude towards morality than male. Students who are 18-21 years old had higher attitude than students who are older than 21. No significant difference was found in attitude towards morality of undergraduate students from five universities, at a level of 0.05. In details, it was found that attitude towards the five Precepts of undergraduate students had the highest level with an average mean of 4.57, followed by attitude towards the four Paths of Accomplishment with average mean of 4.43, and attitude towards the four Noble Sentiments was lowest at average mean of 4.25