Development of Moral Inmates with “Sculpture” to the World behind the Wall Activity

Abstract

Buddha images represent Buddhism, linking people’s hearts to merit making and
good deeds. To take part in or to build a Buddha image that symbolize Lord Buddha
is regarded as a good deed and builder will receive blessing from the participation in
building the Buddha image in any step. It cause benefits both tangible and intangible
ways. The tangible way is the Buddha image whilst the intangible way is happiness
and meditation from working on the image. Buddhist art that is the creation of Buddha
images has been tested with people who have had no experience before or the good
class inmates who volunteer and are selected to join the “Molding of Clay to Buddha”
Project, which is an activity that has the process of mental development of inmates
through theories and practices until a work that inmates work together until finish,
which make them proud and appreciate the values of themselves and others from the
works that are publicized to others in the “From Sinful Hands to Merit Hands” which
make other people and other agencies that extend the development the mental of
the wider scale to people interested in participation the activity and the short-term
training at Women Correction Institute at Khon Khaen Province, and teachers and
lecturers who take part in the research work in the curriculum of Peace Study,
Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University. From the aforementioned process, it can
be assumed that the creation of Sculpture works develops mental of participants to
appreciate themselves and build calmness and meditation, and is a part of merits of
participants to the project.