DHAMMAPAZZLE AND BELIFE ON BUDDHA’S RELIES IN NAKHONSI THAMMARAT.

Abstract

The research “Dhamma puzzle and belief about Phra Borommathat Chedi Nakhon Si Thammarat” aims to study: 1) To study the Dhamma puzzle about Phra Borommathat Chedi Nakhon Si Thammarat, 2) To study the belief about Phra Borommathat Chedi Nakhon Si Thammarat, and 3) To create an innovation for learning the Dhamma puzzle and beliefs about Phra Borommathat Chedi Nakhon Si Thammarat. Tools used and data collection by document research and in-depth interviews. Analyzed the data by distinguishing the different and related information to verify the accuracy. Deliver information by identifying issues according to the scope of the content through descriptive analysis to get a conclusion based on the most fact.

          Results of the study were found as follows:

1. The Dhamma puzzle about Phra Borommathat Chedi is believed that the thinker and creator would mean to bring the Mouth Meru (Sinerurat) and Mount Kailash, the place of Brahma according to the beliefs of Brahmanism be the blueprint and pattern of construction the Phra Borommathat Chedi. Patterns in the relics will be transmitted from the universe because the concept of Tribhumi is the bases concept of architecture in those days. The Dhamma puzzle in the nature and structure of Phra Borommathat Chedi Nakhon Si Thammarat which is height 37 WA means to the 37 factors in Bodhipakkhiya Dhamma means to Dhamma is the tools for enlightenment or Dhamma wings to Nirvana. The circumference is 30 WA width refers to the 30 sections of Paramitas which are the allegory story about the last 10 lives of Bodhisattva before enlightenment become Buddha.


2. The study of beliefs about Phra Borommathat Chedi Nakhon Si Thammarat has the issues are the beliefs about the Buddhist relics, the belief in the worship of Phra Borommathat Chedi, the belief about the gold crown of Phra Borommathat Chedi, the belief that Phra Borommathat Chedi has no shadow, the beliefs about Sangwanon nails, the beliefs about the Four crows, the beliefs in Direction Protector Buddhist saint, the beliefs about elephants preserve the Phra Borommathat Chedi and the beliefs about the statue around the stair of Phra Borommathat Chedi. The study of beliefs about Phra Borommathat Chedi Nakhon Si Thammarat have the issues are the beliefs about the Buddhist relics, the belief in the worship of Phra Borommathat Chedi, the belief about the gold crown of Phra Borommathat Chedi, the belief that Phra Borommathat Chedi has no shadow, the beliefs about Sangwanon nails, the beliefs about the Four crows, the beliefs in Direction Protector Buddhist saint, the beliefs about elephants preserve the Phra Borommathat Chedi and the beliefs about the statue around the stair of Phra Borommathat Chedi. The belief in idolatry have the issues are the belief Phra Panya (wisdom), Phra Phuay, Phra Sanggajaya, Phra Sri Ariya Mettrai, Phranang Hemchala, and Phra Tantakumara’s statues, Phrachao Sithammasokarat’s statue, Phra Bunmak, the belief about Prince Tantakumala, Princess Hemchala and Phra Khikaeo, the belief of building statues to honor great kings, Buddha’s footprint, Pho trees and belief of stupas containing the bones of King Taksin.

          3. Innovative the learning of Dhamma puzzle and beliefs about the Phra Borommathat Chedi Nakhon Si Thammarat with significant issues as follow: The Dhamma puzzle about the Phra Borommathat Chedi has the literary value. The value for community and culture has the issue: the value for family or relative, the value in the relationship between communities, the value of belief in religion, the value in improving the ethics, the value in historic, the value in economic, the value in living and the value in intellectual of building the Phra Borommathat Chedi.