AN ANALYSIS OF KRUBA APHICHAI-KHOAPI IS ROLES IN PROPAGATION OF BUDDHISM

Abstract

Kruba Aphichai – Khoapi was born at Mae Tey Village, Li District, Lamphun Province. He ordained as a novice and a Buddhist monk with Kruba Srivichai as a preceptor. The duality of Kruba Aphichai – Khoapi is characterized as a conservative one holding original Buddhist traditions and as a Buddhist missionary. He had been inherited from Kruba Srivichai. This makes Lan Na people have faith in him greatly. His social movement resulted in the arrest and he was forced to leave a Buddhist monkhood for three times with servitude. In the last, he decided to make a living with white cloths and intended to practice Dhamma-vinaya forever. This indicates the status as a Buddhist monk and as one propagation of Buddhism at the same time.