The faith about Ghost and Buddha in folk ritual:A Case Study from Song Nai Ban Ritual of the"Chong" in Trat Province

Abstract

This paper aims to study the existence of the "Chong" which is ethnic group in the Song Nai Ban Ritual in Trat province of eastern thailand. The Song Nai Ban Ritual is a ritual of offering sacrifices to ghosts. The analysis identifies the characteristics of religious integration between indigenous belief and Buddhism.

The result revealed that the influence of Buddhism and traditional beliefs permeate have come into today's the Song Nai Ban Ritual from both concrete comPonents, such as ritual space, ritual offerings, language in name of the ritual and participants in this ritual, abstract components, such as belief, ritual meaning. The results show that   the influence of Buddhism and traditional beliefs permeate have come into today's the Song Nai Ban Ritual.