THAI CULTURAL BASED ON BUDDHISM

Abstract

This article aims to study Thai culture based on Buddhism. The study found that; Culture is human-made and therefore can be changed, improved or reproduced over time. Which can be mixed to be compatible with different cultures and was transmitted by teaching and learning from one another until becoming a symbol representing the prosperity and decline of each society. For the evolution of Thai culture, it is divided into 4 stages: 1) National reunification period since before the country was merged. 2) Continuous growth phase Starting from the era of King Ramkhamhaeng the Great to the early Rattanakosin period. 3) Phase of adaptation to Western culture Beginning the reign of King Rama IV until the change of government in the year 1932, and 4) a period of great change from the period after World War II to the present. As a result of the Thai culture based on Buddhism, it has resulted in a strong society, creating value for life. That is, the value of morality based on the Noble Eightfold Path. The value of the Legal Culture based on the Brahmavihara 4. The value of Material Culture in art reflects the principles of Buddhism that are embedded in the arts. For example, building a Buddha image in the meditation posture to commemorate the enlightenment principles, namely the Four Noble Truths, and the value of Joint culture on the basis of Sangahavatthu 4. It promotes a social and moral culture in which people live together in harmony, creating a balance between material and spiritual.