GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTING THE WOODEN BUDDHA IMAGES MAKING IN THAI - LAOS SOCIETY

Abstract

The objectives of this article were 1) study the value of building wooden Buddha images in Thai-Lao calture and 2) to study the guidelines for promoting, preserving, restoring the construcfion of wooden Buddha images in Thai-Lao society. The research methdology was a gualitative research. The key informants were the wisdom on wooden Buddha images making and people who has knowledge in art and culture selecfed by purposive sampling including 31 persous of Nan and Loungphrabang. It used indept interview, focus group discussion and participate observation by using half structural interview form and guestiounairs.

The result of this research revealed that;

1) There were 3 aspects of the value of making a wooden Buddha image in Thai-Lao society namely; 1.1 The Buddhist Art aspect, 1.2 the social aspect had controled the society by passing the belief in accumulated merits and sin, 1.3 the value of Buddhist stability aspect in Nan city and Loung prabanng city.

2) The direction for promoting, conserving, resforing and making the wooden Buddha images of Nan city and Loungprabaug were as follows, 2.1 They should let traditons as a tool for conservation, 2.2 use the temple be a learning center, 2.3 promote and develop skill on the making the wooden Buddha image for the norvice, 2.4 cultivate trust and spirit in their own,
2.5 standard building to the teacher, 2.6 make and network developing, 2.7 promote the interesting group, 2.8 consery the wooden Buddha images in their own temples, 2.9 create the spiritual value, 2.10 learn from success, 2.11 use technology to help promote, 2.12 create the suitable environment and 2.13 set the working group on the promation, conservation and restoration of wooden Buddha images between Nan city and Loung Prabang cily for achivement in the same and sustainable devclopment.