STUDY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEGEND OF THE ORANG-ELEMENT FABLE

Abstract

         The objective of this article was to study the origin, content and evolution in Relics of Lord Buddha legend’s tales. The Relics of Lord Buddha legend was the literature story of people and places that the core of story was the Buddha's visiting to Lan Xang and some part of the Northeastern of Thailand. It was together with the story telling of those involved by using the narrative method to describe the rebirth of the benefactor so that the person in the holy matter. The Relics of Lord Buddha legend was characterized by mythical tales by mentioning stories that were likely to arise from the influence of Lanka Nikaya’s Buddhism that was flourishing in the Lan Na. Then it expanded into Lan Xang and contained content about the origins of Buddhism, the city’s name, and various places along His path such as; Nong Khan Thae Suea Nam (Vientiane), Phra Bhuddhabat Phon Chan (Phon Phisai), Phrabat Wen Pla in Cotabong City (Tha Uthen), Kapana Khiri (Pukampha), Phra That Ing Hang (Suwan Khet), Si Khotbun (Savannakhet), Marukkhanakhon (Nakhon Phanom), Nong Harn Luang (Sakon Nakhon), Doi Thaen (Phu Pek), Phu Kuvian (Phu Phrabat), and Doi Nantha Kang Hee (Luang Prabang). It included the name of the person who owns various rulers such as; Phraya Sikotraboon of Sikotraboon City, Phraya Sumiddhammawongsa of Maruka Nakhon City, Phraya Suwanphingkarn of Nong Han Luang, etc. The legend of the Relics of Lord Buddha’s Tales has evolved in two aspects; content and location. Therefore, there were different places according to the content of the story and influenced the Buddhist belief as true because there was a place as evidence to confirm clearly