An analytical Study of Theravada Buddhist Philosophy from The Funerals in Isan Rural Communities
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This qualitative research was conducted by documentary. There were the objectives to study the traditional funeral ritual, the history of the funeral ritual, and the Buddhist philosophy that appeared in the funeral of Isan rural communities. The qualitative data was collected from Buddhist scriptures and related academic documents, to be analyzed according to logical analysis and pragmatic theory, synthesized according to research issues. The results were found as follows: 1) the traditional funeral rituals of Buddhists in Isan rural communities: in general, there were 4 steps: dressing the body, the process of making merit for the dead, cremation process, and the process of making merit to the dead; 2) the background of funeral rituals of Buddhists in Isan rural communities: Its background has 3 aspects: (1) the evolution of traditional local practices and integration with Buddhism (2) the influence of funeral practice guidelines of the upper classes, it’s added to the local funeral, regarded as honorable for the dead and (3) the application of the events appeared in the Buddhist scriptures to the funeral: 3) Buddhist philosophy from Funerals in northeastern rural communities are found in 5 dimensions, namely, law of Karma and cycle of Samsara, Asubha-meditation, forgiveness (Abhayadhana), the three characteristics of nature (Tilakkhaṇa), and heedfulness (Appamāda).
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