A Survey of Lay People’s Attitudes towards Abhidhamma Education · SBAM Repository

Title: A Survey of Lay People’s Attitudes towards Abhidhamma Education
Author: Miss Khin San San Aye
Level: MA
Class: Research
Type: Dissertation
Format: PDF
Language: English
Subject: Buddhist Studies
Date: 2023
Place: Mandalay
Publisher: Sitagu Buddhist Academy Mandalay
Rights Holder: Sitagu Buddhist Academy Mandalay
Abstract: Unlike any other country, Myanmar has been well-known for its serious learning in the Abhidhamma literature for many centuries. Abhidhamma education in Myanmar became popular during the lifetime of Venerable Nānadhaja, known as Ledi Sayadaw. The development of Abhidhamma education in the monastic order has rooted and flourished well until today. Thus, many research papers have appeared to pay attention to the development and learning system of Abhidhamma education in the monastic order. In fact, the development of Abhidhamma education stands its heart center in the monastic order and has also captured the heart of lay Buddhists. Until recently, Laypeople in Myanmar pay serious attention to learning Abhidhamma education. However, little research systematically explored and surveyed the development of Abhidhamma education in Lay Society. This research is an attempt to fill this gap. The objective of this research paper is to describe the socio-demographic characteristics of lay people, to identify information sources about Abhidhamma education, to identify the level of lay people's attitudes towards Abhidhamma education, and to determine the differentiation between lay people's socio-demographic characteristics and their attitudes to Abhidhamma education. This research will apply to the Cross-sectional design. The questionnaires will be included 50 items and other related interviews. Both qualitative and quantitative methods will be used in this study. Abhidhamma students in Myanmar were selected for convenience in conducting the study. This study used a survey approach to investigate lay people's attitudes toward Abhidhamma education.

KEYWORDS: Abhidhamma, education, attitudes, lay people, survey

Item sets: SBAM MA Dissertation - 2019