Abstract

          The thesis entitled “A Study of Importance fo the Phraborommathat chedisrimahapho (Phrathatnongbua) for the Community in Mueang District, Ubontatchathani Province” aimed to study the concepts of Buddhist stupa, to study the history and importance of Phraborommathatchedisrimahapho (Phrathatnongbua) to the community in Mueang District, Ubontatchathani Province and to analytically study the importance of Phraborommathatchedisrimahapho (Phrathatnongbua) for the community in Mueang District, Ubontatchathani Province.  

          It has been found that the concepts of Buddhist stupa were divided into four aspects, viz. 1) the concept of designation on the stupa 2) the concept of practical and regulation on the stupa 3) the concept of advantages in constructing the stupa 4) the concept of advantages in worshiping the stupa. 

          The importance of Phraborommathatchedisrimahapho to the community were separated into three parts, viz. 1) the history: a small stupa was built in B.E.  2499-completed in B.E. 2501, later, the small stupa was wrapped in the bigger stupa in B.E. 2505-completed in 2512 and it was reconstructed in B.E. 2551 2) the purpose in building the stupa: for worshiping the Buddha’s relics, for the monument on the occasion of 2500 years of the Buddha and the stupa built symbolizes Ubonratchatani province 3) the importance: Phraborommathatchedisrimahapho represented five fundamentals, viz. Donation, precepts, meditation, tradition and tourism.

          The results in analyzing the importance of Phraborommathatchedi srimahapho to the community have been found in three aspects, viz. 1) Donation; the people in the community realize to the devotion, helping each other, distribution, devoting themselves for the public and  not be so stingy 2) Precepts; the people follow the social rules, cultivate the five nobling virtues, be composed to the five precepts and be composed to the sense-faculties  3) Meditation; (1) Physical development- balancing with social and natural environments, live with care, free from technology and apply Buddhist principles in living (2) Moral development- following the five precepts in living (3) Emotional development- organize meditation activity, praying and practice insight meditation (4) Wisdom development- maintaining carefulness, following the systematic attention and living with right understanding.

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