TI-SIKKHA PRINCIPLES APPLICATION FOR PROMOTING THE ELDERLY SUSTAINABLE HEALTH ACTIVITIES

Abstract

This academic article aimed to study the application of the Ti-sikkha principles to promote activities for sustainable health development of the elderly which consisted of 5A: food, exercise, hygiene, emotions, and hobbies. Holistic care for the elderly (5 A) can use the promotion of activities for health development of the elderly to create true development by promoting activities for health development of the elderly, consisting of 3 activities: 1. Physical health promotion activities, which are activities that occur in daily life, work activities; 2. Mental health promotion activities, religious activities, listening to Dhamma, going to the temple, chanting; 3. Social health promotion activities, knowledge dissemination activities, and Dhamma practice activities. In addition to promoting the 3 health development activities for the elderly, the Ti-sikkha principle, Threefold Training, were applied to promote activities for health development of the elderly, consisting of 1. Sila, behavioral development, which is training and developing behaviors of the elderly that are applied in daily life and discipline in life; 2. Samadhi, mental development, which is training and developing mental health of the elderly and cultivating morality; 3. Panna, Wisdom, intellectual development, which is training or developing intelligence. Knowing the truth, having reason, to promote sustainable development of elderly health.