AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DHAMMAYUTIKA IN CHIANG MAI PROVINCE

Abstract

The Research entitled “An Analytical Study of the Development of the Dhammayutika in Chiang Mai Province” consists of three aims : 1) to study the development of Buddhism in Chiang Mai, 2) to stud the development of Dhammayutika in Chiang Mai, and 3) to analyze the development of Dhammayutika in Chiang Mai.could be concluded as follows;The development of Buddhism in Chiang Mai can be found that Buddhism in Chiang Mai is prosperous since Hariphunchai realm has expanded. When the influence of Buddhism covered LanNa,the rulers of Lan Na had fully supported Buddhism. Many significant kinds of religious materials and places occurred,In the case of Chiang Mai, there are two pioneer venerable monks ;PhraNapisipisalkun (Kamping) and PhraUpalikunupamajarn (Chan Siricando). They played the important roles in propagation of Dhammayutika in Chiang Mai which most levels of people acknowledged and Dhammayutika in Chiang Mai can be assigned that the spread of Dhammautika is in limited places but is going on, especially in the ways of forest monasteries. In case of the Dhammayutika identity.