The Form, Content and Characteristic of Buddha Prediction Literatures in Thai Society
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The research article applied a qualitative research method which consisted of the following objectives: 1) to study the form and content of the Buddha’s prediction literature in Thai society; and 2) to study the outstanding features of the Buddha’s prediction literature in Thai society. The data were collected from a total of 73 stories of the Buddha’s prediction literature. From the study, the following results are found: 1) The Buddha’s prediction literature has a variety of literary styles according to the preference of each locality. The content of the Buddha’s prediction literature can be divided into 3 main categories: the first category focuses on the foretelling of 16 dreams; the second category focuses on prediction; and the third category focuses on legends of cities, the Buddha’s relics, and Buddha’s footprints, 2) There are 2 outstanding features of the Buddha’s prediction literature according to the form and content as follows: (1) outstanding features of the form which are the literary styles and the use of local language; (2) outstanding features on the content which are about foretelling the future events, teaching, reflection of social conditions, and religions.
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