The International Buddhist Society (IBS), under the patronage of His Holiness Somdet Phramaharatchamangkhlachan, and in collaboration with various private and public sectors, annually organizes the ‘Novice Ordination Program to Revive Buddhism in Thailand’. The program is in compliance with the goal to enhance the quality of basic education by instilling virtues, morals, national pride, public-spirit, and thriftiness in our youth. It also aims to fortify our young boys and men with the ability to adapt to the growing cultural diversity as Thailand enters the ASEAN economic community by fostering good habits using Buddhist moral principles.
The program strives to cultivate in our youth the virtues of cleanliness, discipline, politeness, punctuality, respectfulness, and a love for meditation. These five basic virtues will become the foundation for improved quality of life and better performance in school.
We will understand the principles and benefits of maintaining the Five Precepts (moral discipline), they will have greater respect for themselves and others. They will possess increased awareness of what are appropriate and inappropriate behaviors and will naturally be disinclined to promiscuity, aggressive and violent behaviors, and drugs and activities leading to ruin.
Through this training course, our youth will acquire understanding and skills in the follow areas:
*The impacts of social media and know how to protect themselves from the influences to commit unwholesome deeds
*Adaptability to the constant changes in society
*Being a good son to one’s parents and a good student to one’s teachers
*Teamwork
*Ways to co-exist harmoniously with others
*Problem solving
*Being tactful, logical, positive, constructive and considerate in society.
