Abstract

                      The thematic paper was a qualitative research that had two purposes : (1) to study           a meaning of Dhamma puzzles in Buddhist Theravada, and (2) to analyze Dhamma puzzles                  in King Pasenthikoson's 16 Dreams in accordance with the present situations. A result of this study was found

                      The Buddhist prediction King Pasenthikoson's 16 Dreams was in the past time, it was still in accordance with situations in the present society. For example, Buddhist prediction 4 was young oxen to bring a cart. It was meant administrators in various organizations were a young people without good experience. The Buddhist prediction 5 was that a horse had two mouths.              It was meant that the judge got the bribery both from a plaintiff and a defendant. The Buddhist prediction 9 was clear water around the blank of the pool and unclear water in the middle pool.              It was meant that people in the city were boring about disorder and went to stay in a place around the city. The Buddhist prediction 12 was a dried gourd. It was meant that a good person was destroyed by a bad person until there was a good person in the society. The Buddhist prediction 13 was a bid stone floating on water. It was meant that a good person was not respected, and                a bad person flattered the other people and got great respect. The Buddhist prediction 15 was                a golden swan to be a servant of a crow. It was meant that people in the king's linage was powerless and supported bad action. The Buddhist prediction 16 was a yellow tiger to run away from a goat. It was meant that the king and his servants were destroyed by people with a thought of equality. All of these aspects had the content about the politics and administration.                               The Buddhist prediction 1 was black oxen to was against each other. It was meant that in the future, there was the natural danger, and drought. If there was a lot of cloud, there was no raining. If there was raining, it was in different seasons. Sometimes, if there was raining, it threw more water and caused flood. The Buddhist prediction 8 was a big water jar full of water but                a small jar dried. It was meant that there was no equality among people in societies. A powerful person was in a high position to make the management and to get a lot of property. The rich man was richer, happy but a poor man was poorer without anything to be eaten and four fundamental elements. Both of them dealt with people's economics and social life.                                                             The Buddhist prediction 2 was a young tree full of fruits. It was meant that a young woman had menses and wanted more sexual association. She was married when she was a young girl. The Buddhist prediction 3 was a mother cow sucked up milk from its calf. It was meant that a child had a little gratitude. When the parents were a old person, they had to request food from their children. The Buddhist prediction 6 was a dog defecated a waste thing on a golden tray.                 It was meant that a woman in a high family got a husband in a low family who was powerful with a lot of money. The Buddhist prediction 7 was a skin string for a dog to nibble and eat. It was meant that a wife was powerful to make a husband infatuated and to be unfaithful. The Buddhist prediction 10 was cooked rice mixed with uncooked rice. It was meant that people in societies were separated in many groups without any harmony. The Buddhist prediction 11 was Chan heartwood to be exchanged with ruin milk. It was meant that four Buddhist companies used                the Buddhist teachings to be exchanged with money. The Buddhist prediction 14 was a flog to run after to eat a big snake. It was meant that a woman was more powerful than a man. These six Buddhist aspects were associated with culture, traditions, and ceremonies.

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