QUEEN CAMMADEVI AND PROMOTING SABILITY ON BUDDHISM IN LAMPHUN

Abstract

This thesis entitled "Queen Chammadevi and Promoting Stability on Buddhism in Lamphun" has three objectives: 1) to explore the concept of promoting stability on Buddhism, 2) to study the role of Queen Chammadevi as a Buddhist model and 3) to analyze the role of Queen Chammadevi in promoting stability on Buddhism in Lamphun province. The study is the qualitative research by analyzing the documents and In-depth interview from 16 experts both Buddhist monks and laypeople.

It was found that promoting stability on Buddhism has been developed since the Buddha era. Each time of occurring event was to threaten, danger to Buddhism in various ways both internal and external threats. Such event, the religious and secular leaders collaborated in various problem solving get over that main goal of promoting stability on Buddhism for maintaining disciplines that was the Buddha words, the Buddha's teaching and succession to religion to remain as the Dhamma heritage for living of mankind.

To promote the stability on Buddhism of Queen Chammadevi as a king of Hariphunchai (Lamphun at present). Queen Chammadevi had behaved as a good model and was consider to be Buddhist role model as a Buddhist laywomen. Queen Chammadevi followed the main of Buddhist principles, including 5 Precepts and 5 Dhamma in promoting people to apply the principle of living, Dasarājadhamma or 10 virtues of the King, Cakkavatti-vatta or 12 duties of a universal king and Sangahavatthu or virtues making for group integration and leadership and Disa or 6 directions in dealing with people who related and considered the principle of practice that made balance, happiness in the family.