การเสริมสร้างทักษะทางปัญญาของผู้สูงอายุ ในเขตอำเภอปากช่อง จังหวัดนครราชสีมา เชิงพุทธบูรณาการ

This Dissertation has the following objectives: (1) To study the concepts and principles of enhancing the intellectual skills of the elderly in Thai society. (2) To study the Buddhist principles used to enhance the intellectual skills of the elderly in PakChong District, NakhonRatchasima Province. and (3) to study the guidelines for enhancing the intellectual skills of the elderly in PakChong District, NakhonRatchasima Province in an integrated Buddhist manner. From studying documents and related research, including in-depth interviews with 21 qualified persons, analyzing content data, data presentation using descriptive analysis. The research results found that:

Thai society is entering into an aging society. Problems facing the elderly can be divided into two areas: (1) The physical aspect is deterioration according to age. (2) Mental aspects include emotions and feelings that cause stress and anxiety in life. Therefore, enhancing the intellectual skills of the elderly with modern science is adaptability, emotional intelligence, and cooperation in communication. and integration with the principles of Buddhism, namely the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. It is a practice for determining posture and contact. Including the six sensory fabrications that occur. Along with using the three wisdoms: thinking, listening and self-training to enhance intellectual skills.

Integration is the use of 1 power that arises from the development of the minds of the elderly to create wisdom in living life. And the two principles are: (1) Creating cooperation with people around and the social community, and (2) receiving budget support from government agencies, which led to a model for enhancing the intellectual skills of the elderly in Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, in an integrated Buddhist manner.

The sufficiency model is to create an environment conducive to the development of intellectual skills. It is called “Bor Wor Service” or “One Stop Service”. Explained as follows: B: A house is a safe place to live for the elderly by building it according to the engineering design of the elderly. W: Temples are places for organizing activities related to Buddhism. The main focus is on facilitating activities for the elderly to participate together, such as making merit, giving alms, discussing Dhamma according to the time, and most importantly, practicing mindfulness. R: Schools are places for the elderly to learn, exchange, and converse, as well as being a center for disseminating knowledge and information to the younger generation to gain diverse experiences. For example, providing knowledge about disappearing cultural traditions or handicrafts, making sweet and savory dishes, etc.Therefore, BWOR is a comprehensive service center that can create a convenient environment that will help enhance the intellectual skills of the elderly in Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, enabling them to further develop their potential.