Valure and Influence of Prasat Keaw to the Way of Life of Buddhists in khwaosinnarin District, Surin Province

Abstract

Prasat Keaw is a Khmer castle located in Khwao Sinrin district, Surin Province. It was built around the 16^th-18^th century. On this connection, a Buddhist monk named “Phra Palong” built the temple and called it “Wat Prasat Keaw” (Prasat Keaw Temple) for enshrining the Buddha’s statue and be used for Buddhist ordinances as well as a center for Buddhist faith. The creation of Prasat Keaw for the site of the Buddha statue called Luang Pho Phra Perd is a central point for remembering Buddha and paying homage to the Triple Gem. The Khwao Sinrin district lifestyle, Surin province, mostly makes silk crafts and silver jewelry crafts, garments, or rosaries. This unique identity was local wisdom passed down from ancestors from generation to generation over hundreds of years. Prasat Keaw’s value and influence on the Buddhist way of life in the Khwao Sinrin district, Surin Province in three areas: 1) psychologically: Prasat Keaw is a sacred place, enshrining the Buddha statue “Phra Perd,” which is a reliance on the Buddhist faiths, 2) socially: continuing Buddhist cultural traditions for generations to generations, and 3) wisdom area: it to applied the Buddhist doctrine in everyday life, which is the way that leads to the Right view (Sammadithti): consensus, systematic creative thinking. Accurate according to the principles of cause and effect in the Four Noble Truth (Ariyasacca), knowing what is right? What is wrong? It’s called “the right way of living, right, right, righteous.” Therefore, in this article, the authors aim to present 3 points: 1) the history and importance of Prasat Keaw Khwao Sinrin district, Surin province, 2) the lifestyle of the Khwao Sinrin district, Surin province, and 3) analyze the value and influence of glass castles on the Buddhist way of life in the Khwao Sinrin district, Surin province. The documentaries and indebt interviews were used-presentation with descriptive-analytical methods.