ABSTRACT

              The objectives of this research were to 1] study on the principle of patient treatment in accordance with Buddhist approach and modern treatment  2] analyze the principle of patient treatment in accordance with Buddhist approach and modern treatment, and it was the qualitative research through the data derived from documentary studies

              The findings were as followed :

              1. In the physical treatment there were 3 approaches included: Medical Treatment, natural therapies, and it was the treatment through the power of mind, but in the mental treatment, it was healed through the insight development, that is to say; How to use the wisdom to consider and realize as what really it is happened in compounded things. There were 2 levels of the guidelines for solving of the problems involving with the sickness made by the lord Buddha namely: Lokiya level-its target was aimed atsuffering relief, and Lokuttara level-its target was aimed at accomplishment of Nirvana, both of them could be brought for utilization as suitable and necessary according to the need of each person very well. The lord Buddha had placed 2 main categories of the guideline for solving of the health problems included: How to make the diseases treatment with Dhamma medicine and how to bring various high groups of doctrines for sickness and illness healing.

              2.The principle of patient treatment in accordance with Buddhist Approach and modern treatment [Alternative Medicine] was actually the approach used for prevention of diseases being occurred to human beings in both physical and mental aspects, but in the opposite side if our health had to be taken care first, the treatment with different approaches would have to be made according to symptoms of the disease,this was just only one level of the treatment, when our body had to be changed, what is the best approach of treatment, is prevention or taking care of our health first, because we had already known the cause of each disease very well, then the balance of our body had to be adjusted with different approaches such as food consumption, exercise, mind training, living with natural and appropriate hygienic condition which is the treatment being harmonious with the principle of patient treatment in accordance with Buddhist approach and modern treatment, because it was the treatment emphasized on the cause of the disease.

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