There are two objectives in this research as follow ; 1) To study belief of Buddha images appeared in Buddhism and the original belief of Lanna people. 2) To study behavior resulting from the belief of Phachaw-Khawtue, Wat Suandok, Chiang Mai. 3)To study suggestion and Buddhist behavior in Thai society on the Buddha images.  By collecting of 205 sets of questionnaires were released to analyze the percentage standard deviation. To find the relationship T-test and F-test and determine the Point Biserial Correlation in qualitative research methods of observation of people coming into the hall of Phra chaw-Khawtue,   of 183 persons, and interviews with samples of 11 persons.      

                 The study of Buddhist opinions on the Buddha image as appeared in Buddhism ,and according to the original  belief  of  Lanna  people. It contains the belief of  buddha’s enlightenment      then  they  created  Buddha sculptures  to dedicate to  the enlightened one called Udesika-cetiya , is a shine by dedication.  By the purposes to pay respect as recollection of the Buddha ,but in the previous time when Buddhism has come to Land of  Lanna, they  have believed in spiritualism, god and ghosts, supernatural ones ,made that have been mixing culture  so as to become faithful determination to the miracle of the Buddha or supernatural power behind.   That can be fulfilled their needs as the others magical thing.  Exactly the research found that Buddhist believed in the Buddha image as in Buddhism the most, and also  original belief  that law of action and enlightenment of the Buddha  however they still have some spiritual belief.  

The research  have found their behaviors  to the Buddha image  the most of Buddhist acting by paying  respect to the Buddha image, by donating ,some of them are still behaved by urgent ,and  some believe in fortune. 

The study findings ; Relationship individual factors and belief, found that ages education, and status frequency used in relation and Buddhist belief scale show prominently statics at 0.01 and  from the test of coefficient  relationship among the belief of principle of confident indicated that their behavior  to the Buddha image, Phrachaw-Khawtue  at  a positive way, it  is very low  relationship of scale.  

      For behaviors in original belief at a positive way in the middle and somehow low. Indicating that behave according to their belief.    

     The suggestion show that most of Buddhists belief in confident as in Buddhism mixed with original belief is to pay homage to the Buddha image, to chant, to vow for blessing,and  to meditate, according to the Lord Buddha’s teaching and interviews more than in addition to Sangha who concern should inform  corrected knowledge to  self- behave to the buddha image and organization place and  religious activities for supporting right faith.

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