ตำนานพระธาตุตะกุ้ง ฉบับวัดสระไตรนุรักษ์ บ้านนาเวียง อำเภอทรายมูล จังหวัดยโสธร : การศึกษาบทบาทหน้าที่และกลวิธีทางวรรณกรรม

Wat Sratrainurak Version of Phrathat Ta Kung Legend, Nawiang Village Saimoon District, Yasothon Province : A Study of Roles and Strategy of Literature

Abstract

This article aimed to present the results of analyzing the legends regarding elements and roles and responsibilities of the literature. The elements of literature are: 1) the mechanics of composition comprised opening and closing in Langa style focusing on faith in Buddhism and the sequences and arranged based on the calendar,  2) the theme involved faith in Buddhism with the magic of Phrathat, participation in constructing Phrathat and reduction of greediness, 3) the plot was about two brothers receiving 8 Buddha relics from the Lord Buddha to be placed on Doi Sri Kung Kut Tra, having lost some of the relics during their journey until finally, being helped to gather all relics and having finished building Phrathat on Doi Sri Kung Kut Tra, 4) the scenes of the legends were in the heaven, the sky, the land, and the water, 5) the leading characters were the Lord Buddha, Tapussa, Panlika, Phraya Upatchalapa, and the Indra, and 6) the languages used in the literature were Lao-Isan dialect and Bali with the use of word repetition, consonance, assonance, and figurative languages. In addition, kinds of rasa used in the literature included Ka ru na rasa, Hat sa rasa, Wee ra rasa, Ap pu rasa and san ta rasa. The roles of literature included 1) transferring beliefs, customs, and ceremonies, 2) teaching morals, 3) social reflection, and 4) Mentally dependent.