Human Buddhist Ecosystem: The Presentation Strategies of the Concepts of Relationships between Humans, Buddhism, and Nature in the Announcement of the Royal Ploughing Ceremony

มนุษย์พุทธินิเวศ: กลวิธีการนำเสนอมโนทัศน์ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างมนุษย์ พุทธศาสนา และธรรมชาติในประกาศพระราชพิธีพืชมงคลแลจรดพระนังคัล

Authors

  • Thanabat Jai-in Department of Thai, Faculty of Humanities, Naresuan University
  • Parkpoom Sukjaroen Department of Thai, Faculty of Humanities, Naresuan University
  • Suwannee Thongrot Department of Thai, Faculty of Humanities, Naresuan University

Keywords:

Human Buddhist ecosystem, Ecological consciousness based on Buddhist philosophy, Announcement of the Royal Ploughing Ceremony, Presentation strategies, Concepts

Abstract

This research article aims to study strategies for presenting the concepts of relationships between humans, Buddhism, and nature in the Royal Ploughing Ceremony. The documents studied include the Royal Ploughing Ceremony Announcement published in the Year of the Ox, B.E. 1925, the Jataka-atthakatha and related royal explanations. The results of the study reveal that significant strategies employed include adjusting the content details, using metaphors, and alluding to the Buddhist scriptures such as the Kasibharadvāja Sutta, Aṭṭhakathā Temiya Jātaka, Aṭṭhakathā Maccha Jātaka and Aṭṭhakathā Vārichcha Jātaka. These works are applied to create new contents which convey a sense of sacredness and auspiciousness. These strategies represent crucial concepts as follows: Buddhism serves as a fundamental prosperity of all things in this world; Buddhism embodies normative values for both human beings and nature; and Buddhism encourages individuals to contemplate nature and to critically explore themselves with greater rationales. These strategies and concepts show that the Thai Royal Ploughing Ceremony describes the ways of thinking and influences of Buddhism on the Thai society whereby human beings and natural worlds are intimately connected.

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2024-06-28

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2024): January-June

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บทความวิจัย (Research Article)

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