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A Comparative Study of “Sastras” Found in the Kingdom of Cambodiaand Nakhon Srithammarat Province of Thailand

The purpose of this article is to conduct a comparative study of“Sastras” found in the Kingdom of Cambodia and Nakhon Srithammarat Province of Thailand. Sastras are prophetic literature with similarities and differences as follows. For similarities, they are small-sized scriptures made of palm leaves or white-leaved books that can be carried anywhere conveniently. The contents are divided into 2 parts. The first part is an allusion to a major character or event from a Jataka, Dhammapada tale, or folktale. It usually begins with, “This is in accordance with the situation”, “Here is the right page”, “This page” and so on. The second part is the prophecy. It usually begins with “Here is a prophecy,” or “Here is a prediction,” followed by a prophecy that tells whether the fortune is good or bad and how with the major character or event in the allusion in the first part serving as a base for the prophecy.  As for the differences between “Sastras” found in the Kingdom of Cambodia and those found in Nakhon Srithammarat, the former are written in prose and have no illustrations whereas the latter are written in poetry and have beautiful illustrations. Moreover, there is a difference in method of inducing sacredness in divination. That is, for Sastra divination in the Kingdom of Cambodia, the site where divination takes place is given the greatest importance whereas in Nakhon Srithammarat, the Sastra and the diviner are given the greatest importance.