Abstract
The thesis Entitled “An Analytical Study of the Influence of Buddhadhamma in Vimanavatthu Of The Buddhistś Belief at Suan-kheun Sub-district, Muang District, Phrae Province.” The purposes of this research were 1) to study the introduction of Vimâna-vatthu in Suttanta Pitaka, 2) to study the Buddhadhamma principle in Vimâna-vatthu as a factor to bring beings into a paradise, and 3) to analize the Buddhadhamma principle in Vimâna-vatthu that had the influence to Buddhists belief in Sounkhoun Sub-district Muang District Phrae Province.
The result of the introduction of Vimâna-vatthu in Suttanta Pitaka found that Vimana-vatthu was divided into two kinds: Itthivimana and Purisavimana including eighty-five stories or Vimana. In addition, this paradise had seven sub-divisions: Pitha-vagga, Cittalata-vagga, Paricchattakavagga, Manchitthaka-vagga, Maharatha-vagga, Payasi-vagga, and Sunikakhitta-vagga. The essence of Vimana-vatthu was about good action of all male Devas and female Devas in a time when they were a human being. The examples of their action were that some of themmade only giving and the others helped human beings, etc.
The result of the Buddhadhamma In Vimana-vatthu found that there were Buddhadhamma as principles for a way of life friendly welcome, items of meritorious action, the father-and-mother care, respect to the good persons, gradual instruction, Four Noble Truths, Three Refuges, factors to cause Right View, and seven vattapadas. All of these Buddhist teachings were mixed in the same story or the different stories. Moreover, Buddhadhamma in Vimana-vatthu had two benefits. That is to say The first was individual benefits—merit from practicing meditation until mind was happy and wise to resolve various problems in the daily life. Mind was strong, moderate and wise about all things—love, hate, gossip, praise, etc. as they really were. Finally, people selected to practice in a proper way that they had experienced. The second was social benefits that all people would get the benefits from their good deeds: to make the public giving, to construct a road, to save people in a time of the flood, etc.
The value of Buddhadhamma principle in Vimâna-vatthu that had influence to Buddhistś belief in Suan-kheun Sub-district , Muang District, Phrae Province. were found that the people could understand the Buddha’s teachings that became a factor to bring them into the properly practice. For example, they were mindful and conscious of things; they were not a victim of consumerism and materialism; and they lived with sufficiency and economic ideas. In addition, the target group of those Buddhists were conscious of value to practice meditation in order to make mind stable in working. They learned to welcome the guests with friendly welcome of material and Dhamma, ways of meritorious action, value of morality, respect to the good people and ecclesiastical places, practice in gradual in struction—sexuality, ways to quit sexuality, heaven, and the Buddhist teachings that could be practiced in the daily life until it produced great benefits for an individual and the public.
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