An analysis of the Buddhist principles appearing in the ceremony of parad ing the white elephant to ask for rain at Tha Doi Chae Temple. Mae Tha District. Lamphun Province

Abstract

The research study An analysis of the Buddhist principles appearing in the 
ceremony of parading the white elephant to ask for rain at Ta Doi Chae Temple. Mae 
Tha District. Lamphun Province has the following objectives: 1) to study the Buddhist 
principles related to the white elephant parade asking for rain at Tha Doi Chae Tem
ple. Mae Tha District. Lamphun Province; 2) to study the white elephant parade ritual 
at Tha Doi Chae Temple. Mae Tha District. Lamphun Province; 3) to analyze the Bud
dhist principles appearing in the white elephant parade asking for rain at Tha Doi 
Chae Temple. Mae Tha District. Lamphun Province. 
The results showed that the principles related to the parade of white ele
phants asking for rain are as follows: (1) There are 4 principles of Samparayikattha 
benefits: 1) Sattasampada Accomplished with faith 2) Silasampada Accompanied by 
virtue 3) cagasampada Accomplished with charity 4) Panyasampada Accomplished by 
wisdom (2) Principle of unity (3) Principle of participation (4) The principles of faith 
and belief in the ceremony of parading the white elephant for rain at Wat Tha Doi 
Chae are all related. It is linked with the ritual of parading the white elephant for rain 
As for the ritual of parading the white elephant for rain at Tha Doi Chae Temple. Mae 
Tha District. Lamphun Province. it has been around for a long time. It was the first 
time that there was a parade of white elephants asking for rain in Mae Tha District. 
Lamphun Province for farmers can do farming normally.