celibacy (Brahmacariya) in Buddhism,
specifically celibacy for laypeople in present Thai society, especially with compassion (Metta) and contenment with ones own wife (Sadarasantuttha) to apply to the current family institution. Studies found that, really speaking, celibacy encourages values of life, mental development and wisdom as well as the way to reach final goal of life i.e. the end of suffering. This practice emphasizes, first, on phicical control and managing ones speach. These practices are folled by developing the mind, improving wisdom, untill salvation or Niravana is attained. This being the final goal of Buddhism. But human beings have different capacities for practicing celibacy to rid the mind of its defilements and become a pure and ideal Buddhist. This thesis specifically studies celibacy in the life of laypeople or celibacy for laypeople about compassion (Metta) and contenment with ones own wife (Sadarasantuttha) Conclusion obtained here is that celibacy means compassion which is the way of conduct for benifit of people and all beings Compassion is an indifferent Dhamma for both one who should possess compassion and one who should receive compassion can apply in family institution. If husban, wife and children possess commpassion, love each other, this makes better relationship within family.
When family members possess compassion in their own mind, other Dhammas i.e. generosity, contenment with one own wife or idea to build sustainable family which are Dhammas for good relationship would occure. For family life celibacy can protect one from danger derived from sexaul misconduct to reach the peace within family and being together in the society. However, there may be a lot of underirable problems in Thai society such as family braking, poverty, separation from morality of the youth and ecological problem. Basic couse of such problems is the weakness of family institution. Family members have less of love, honest, good relationship but behave misconduct more and more. The way of develop family institution for holy or celibate like are to restain from agreed (Lobha), hatred (Dosa) and delusion (Moha) called Samvara, to control ones action that not to harm oneself and other called Sannama, and cultivate morality in ones mind with earnestness called Dhama. This is the way of practice which generates warm, prosperous, sustainable and happy family. Thai society will have values citizen, high qualified for better social development, attained celibate goal in family life in some extent and ready to develop to reach highest goal in the Buddhism.