The Sustainable Development of Sub-Khao Phanom Dong Rak with Special Reference to the Sangha’s Education

Abstract

This article’s purposes were 1) to present basic information of the Phanom Dong Rak civilization, 2) to study Buddhism in sub- Khao Phanom Dong Rak, and 3) to examine the monastic study for proposing a sustainable development approach in sub-Khao Phanom Dong Rak. This relies on the main source of data used in the documentary research. The methodology adopted in the study is of a critical and investigative approach to the analysis of data gathered from documentary sources. The result indicated that: The Phanom Dong Rak, which is used in the Thai language. It is a mountain located in the southeastern part of Thailand as the border between Thailand and Cambodia, starting from the Khorat Plateau, stretching to the east to the Prasat Wat Phu in Champasak, Laos. On both sides of Phanom Dong Rak, shows signs of embarrassment that have existed in the past 3,000 years ago, and there are still many ethnic groups inhabiting the particles of the Phanom Dong Mountains. The sustainable development of sub-Khao Phanom Dong Rak should integrate work according to the “Borworn” principle, namely “families, temples, government or schools” of all three countries in Phanom Dong Rak mountain range