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Beliefs and Rituals Concerning Buddha Statue in Lan Na |
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Inthanon, Viroj
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Journal of International Buddhist Studies (JIBS)
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| Volume | v.7 n.1 |
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| Date | 2016.06 |
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| Pages | 95 - 109 |
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| Publisher | Buddhist Research Institute, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University |
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http://www.ojs.mcu.ac.th/index.php/JIBS/index
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| Location | Bangkok, Thailand [曼谷, 泰國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Abstract | The article on “Beliefs and rituals concerning Buddha-statue in Lān Nā” aims to study the beliefs and rituals concerning Buddha-statue in Lān Nā. This is a documentary research which composed of in-depth interviews with local scholars in the eight northern provinces. The data were analyzed and presented in descriptive way.
The study found that the belief is the emotion of all persons, irrespective of intelligence. The cause of belief is ignorance and fear and it is the most powerful. In Buddhism, the word belief is translated from Pālī word “Saddhā” which also means confidence or trust. Belief has another word that has close meaning, that is, “Pasāda” which means luminous joy and sometimes both of them have been used together as Saddhāpasāda which means belief with luminous joy. The sources of luminous joy can be divided into four, they are, admiring body, lovely sound, gloomy uniform and Dhamma. When people have trusted in anyone, they will treat that one with respect. Such practice is considered a ritual. And when ritual has been practiced for a long time, it will become a tradition. In the religious point of view, the ritual can be compare to barks of the tree. Generally, people will have beliefs and adhere to something concrete or connected with supernatural power or holy things. Such people are majority in the society. For them, ritual are the major practice of social life. Those who have a chance to hear the Dhamma and see the truth, their ignorant belief will be reduced and, more rational, will be used as the sapwood which is the initiation of the wood, which after some time, it will became a staple wood.
Buddha-statue is created as Buddha’s representative, the one that devoted to the Buddha is called Uddesikachedī, one out of four Buddhist Chedīs, they are, Dhātuchedī, Paribhogachedī, Dhammachedī and Uddesikachedī. Buddha-statue hold the most important part to the lives and thoughts of Buddhists, despite of being created by various materials such as clay, bricks, concrete, stone, brass, copper or gold in different size, small or big one. The importance of the Buddha-statue derives from belief and base on that the ritualistic practice follows. The belief in Buddha-statue can be divided into two categories; (1) the belief that Buddha-statue is a living thing such as ordinary man. This leads to the ritual of face-cleansing, offering rice porridge, offering the new grain, offering yellow robe, offering firewood, offering light, offering water ablutions, and the ritual of celebration for becoming Buddha and the fireballs. And (2) the belief that Buddha-statue is omnipotent, which leads to the ritual of asking for rain, cooking holy rice and ritual for auspicious boon etc.
Although belief is a private matter for each individual, when it turns into practice, and was accepted for longer period, it will became tradition, and as long as those beliefs and rituals are not harmful to individuals and society, they will be practiced continuously.
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| Table of contents | Abstract 95
Introduction 96
Belief and Ritual 96
Buddha-statue 97
Beliefs and Rituals Concerning Buddha-statue in Lān Nā 98
- Buddha-statue is a living thing such as ordinary man 98
A) the Offering of Face-cleansing Water 99
B) Offering the Rice Porridge (madhupāyāsa) 99
C) Offering the Rice to Buddha 100
D) Offering New Rice 101
E) The Offering of Blanket 102
F) The Offering of Firewood 102
G) The Offering of Light and Lamp 103
H) The Offering of Water Ablutions 104
I) The Initiation Ritual for Becoming Buddha 104
J) The Offering of fireworks 105
- Buddha-statue is omnipotent 106
A) The Rituals Related to the Rain 106
B) The Ritual Concerning the Rice That Can Reduce the Misfortunes 106
C) Sweat of Buddha-statue 107
D) Crying of Buddha-statue 108
Conclusion 108
References 108
Thai version 108
English version 109
Interview 109
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| ISSN | 19066244 (P); 25869620 (E) |
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| Hits | 85 |
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| Created date | 2017.01.18 |
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| Modified date | 2017.10.05 |
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