Integration of Buddhist Principles with the Educational Administration

Abstract

The Buddhist principles reveal the truth according to the process of nature. It can be practiced for the benefit of real life, including to apply for educational administration which is called the Buddhist administration which is used the Buddhist principles to administrate into four aspects in the followings: 1) academic administration applied by the four Iddhipādas; 2) personnel administration applied by four Brahmavihāras; 3) budget administration applied by four Diṭṭhadhammikatthasaṅvattanikas; and 4) general administration applied by seven Aparihāniyadhammas. Such administration is an integration of Buddhist principles in educational administration which emphasizes on self-governance that is the thinking by own one, people- governance that is to be loved by others, and work- governance that is a responsibility for the duty. The new body of knowledge implies that the integration of Buddhist principles with educational administration into four aspects in the followings: 1) academic administration has to create the factor of success according to Iddhipāda; 2) personnel administration has to emphasize on the sublime virtue of coexist; 3) budget administration has to be related to a fair allocation, and 4) general administration has to focus on the prosperity arising from both internal and external factors supportively.