Abstract:
The purposes of this research were (1) to study the strengthening of family institutions based on the sufficiency economy philosophy of the Western ethnic groups, (2) to study the Buddhist good governance: governing mechanism for the peaceful coexistence of ethnic groups in the Westem region, (3) to study the right occupational practices according to the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy for peaceful coexistence of ethnic groups in the West, (4) to study the application of the Five Precepts to promote peaceful coexistence of ethnic groups in the West, (5) Study the process of participation in art and cultural conservation for peaceful coexistence of ethnic groups in the West, and (6) to present the model of activities for the development of social mechanisms for peaceful coexistence according to the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of the Westem ethnic groups. This research was an action research, the tools used in the research were analyzing the content from case studies of the five sub-projects and a group discussion with 9 experts from the family institute, institute of Buddhism educational institutions / groveling institutions with a specific random method then analyzed the data by using descriptive content analysis techniques and evaluated by operating results (per indicator) from 30 participated volunteers then analyzed the data by using statistics: frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The finds of this research as followed;
1. The strengthening of family institutions based on the sufficiency economy philosophy of the Western ethnic groups found that it was a collaborative model in the form of a Bo-Wom network to lead to the development of physical, verbal, concentration, and the creation of an intellectual society with the Threefold Learning (Sikhs) which were morality, concentration and wisdom by properly integrating with multicultural society and in line with the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy.
2. The Buddhist good govemance as governing mechanism for the peaceful coexistence of ethnic groups in the Westem region found that it was a goveming mechanism for peaceful coexistence with virtue as a central element in all principles and served as a coordinator for peaceful coexistence
3. The right occupational practices according to the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy for peaceful coexistence of ethnic groups in the West found that it was the process of driving the action of right livelihoods based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in line with the implemented missions of government agencies which were creating of Sangha speakers, organizing workshops, creating or setting up a team of Sangha livelihood speakers, promoting and selecting the prepared villages, conducting peaceful livelihoods community building and the establishment of a Buddhist center for enhancing the right livelihood in the community.
4. The application of the Five Precepts to promote peaceful coexistence of ethnic groups in the West found that it was characterized by continually promoting reconciliation with voluntary activities that were integrated with the Five Precepts Village Project in accordance with the 20-year National Strategy of the Sujaritchon Buddhist Network. There were clear main activities such as actions to promote the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, promoting community health, promoting public mental activities etc.
5. The process of participation in art and cultural conservation for peaceful coexistence of ethnic groups in the West found that focused on stakeholders' participation that included ethnic communities, govemment agencies, private agencies, educational institutions, as well as tourists or outsiders. It covered components of the participated cycle, including participation in problem discovery, participation in planning, participation in operations, participation in monitoring and evaluation, and participation in receiving benefits.
6. The model of activities for the development of social mechanisms for peaceful coexistence according to the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy of the Western ethnic groups found that it was characterized as a 'network of ethnic cultural conservation sufficiency economy" activities in the form of volunteer activities that show social responsibility which consisted of academic activities to instill awareness of the cultural heritage conservation of ethnic communities, emphasizing the capacity under the conditions of knowledge and morality according to the sufficiency economy philosophy and operating activities to disseminate the concept of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy that was the foundation for strengthening the capacity of ethnic communities as the foundation for national development. The results of the evaluation of each indicator showed that the context was at a high level (4.26 ), the input factor was at a high level (3.90), the process was at a high level (3.98) and the productivity was at a high level (4.04).