A STUDY OF CONCEPT OF PRETA’S BELIFE IN LANNA TEXES

Abstract

The objectives of this research are 3 as follows: 1) to study the concept of Preta in Lanna Buddhist scriptures, 2) to study the concept of Preta in Lanna Buddhist literature, and 3) to study the influence of Preta concept towards Lanna social.

The concept of Preta as appeared in Buddhism Lanna texts was a belief and influence toward Thai society. Everyone will have the faith in the sacred. Despite there being different beliefs or the same beliefs, but different views, we can divide them into two parts, namely behind and front. The back belief means the story that took place in the past that was consistent with their factors. The Buddha said about the story that Kammasatā-saddā means belief in the individual ownership of action. It is true or not, the idea was taken from a story that happened in the past. The front belief is in the future, because the event has not occurred to them. Buddhism taught about the cycle of birth and death or Samsara as the basis of morality. Buddhism also taught to believe about Kamma that has consequences, do good, get good things and the blessed in heaven, do evil, get the evil and suffering in hell, how do you get that.

They also believe that death is not the end but rather a shift from one to the other one. When having reached at the point of not being an animal by abandonment of the original in this world and became an animal in the world's landscape of their industry. By the word "animal" in the Buddhist meaning, it includes all living world's landscape. "Samsarasata" means animals that cycle of birth and death in the transmigrations such as Indra, Brahma, humans, Preta, all animals are Samsara. The form of the animal world in a landscape ends with death. Then move to the other animals of the world's landscape.