BAWORN: THE MAIN POWER IN CREATING BUDDHIST ART IN SRIVIJAYA IN THE PRESENT AGE

Abstract

This article aimed to 1) present the knowledge of Buddhist arts in Srivijaya and 2) present the Baworn power, the supreme power in creating Buddhist art in Srivijaya currently, by using a descriptive writing approach.
The study showed that Baworn participation enhanced the collective consciousness of institutions, houses, temples, and schools using the participation principle to create Buddhist artworks in the Srivijaya area. This participation principle allowed houses, temples, and schools to participate in the conceptual aspect, construction operation and solving obstacles by joining together both physically and mentally and jointly invested in creating and developing the Buddhist art in the Srivijaya style to meet the goals that have been set together. According to historical evidence, the outstanding architecture is Phra Borommathat Chaiya. The outstanding sculpture is the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara which is currently being replicated at the Ubosot located in the middle of the water in Srivijaya style in Thung Sied Temple, Surat Thani Province. The Baworn was the supreme power in building the Ubosot in the middle of the water in Srivijaya style art to achieve the goals that have been mutually agreed upon. When everyone participated in creating using the power of faith as the medium to make unity and work together, the feeling of empathy, possessive, and cherishing arose for the Buddhist art of Srivijaya, including understanding the history of the Srivijaya area and the Buddhism through the Buddhist Art of Srivijaya to help carry on Buddhism prosperously.