A Signal of Klong-phel Drum The Inheritance and Ethical Value on I-san Community Way of Life

Abstract

This research is the participatory action research (PAR) in order to 1) study problems and situations of Klong-phel drum and its signal, 2) study a relationship between a signal of Klong-phel drum and ethical values on I-san community way of life, and 3) create a pattern of conservancy, inheritance and spread of Klong-phel cultures on I-san community way of life widely with Phangkhang people. The sample groups, 250 persons in Phangkhang sub-district, Meuang district, Sakonnakhorn province, are selected. Main research instruments for this research are the interview schedule and schedule for focus group. Data are collected during August 2017 – August 2018 and analyzed after finishing a seminar of participatory action research on all steps.
The results of this study reveal that: 1) Problems of Klong-phel drum conservancy consist of (1) monks and people don’t take care of it and (2) monks and people don’t know how to repair it. For situations of Klong-phel drum beating, it is revealed that at the first Klong-laeng beating and Klong-duek beating, the secondary Klong-phel beating (at 11.00 am.) and Klong-hom beating, the third Klong-ngan beating, and finally Klong-tuang beating. On the other hand, problems of Klong-phel drum beating have clearly changed to a low level because of (1) Klong-phel drums are ruined, (2) monks place importance on Klong-phel cultures’ value at low level, (3) people also place importance on Klong-phel culture’s value at low level, and (4) at present it is globalization time. 2) A signal of Klong-phel drum can create the internal ethical value, namely the good conscious mind and the external ethical value, namely the good behaviour or characteristic and the good community for people. And 3) Pattern of conservancy, inheritance and spread of Klong-phel cultures, it composes of (1) signifying the importance of Klong-phel cultures, (2) advising the right methods on beating, taking care, maintaining and self-conducting, (3) showing or demonstrating the right methods on beating, taking care, maintaining and self-conducting (4) training and testing on Klong-phel drum beating rightly, and (5) conducting the projects and activities to conserve, inherit and spread Klong-phel cultures.
Moreover, results of this study have created the center of learning and conserving Klong-phel drum, Phangkhang sub-district, at Wat Nonsawan. Herewith, there is also a model place of conservancy, inheritance and spread of Klong-phel cultures. Thereby, Buddhist and government institutes should mostly support and spread it to other places.