Baisri: The Dynamics of Wealth Worship in Thailand's Capitalist Economy

Abstract

This academic paper aims to study the changes in the patterns of Baisri making, the cult of wealth worship in the capitalist economy, and the patterns of Baisri making to meet the cult of wealth worship. It was found that the changes in the patterns of Baisri making were due to the changes in the patterns of worship due to many factors, including changes in the trade system, culture, history, and religion, which have an impact on beliefs and worship culture. The purpose of using Baisri in later forms will be about worshiping Buddha, the ritual of offering, the ritual of worshiping the teacher, or used as a support for each deity to meet the worship to be prosperous. Under the belief in the religion of ghosts, Brahmanism, and Buddhism mixed together, the belief in worshiping wealth of the capitalist economy has developed and changed from the past to become new forms of belief. The format and details of various rituals have been developed and added to a lot according to the format and beliefs of the believers of the ritual in that form. One of the most obvious changes is the format, method of making, and purpose of use of Baisri. There has been a thought to create a variety of different and interesting formats, becoming a dynamic that responds to worship to be prosperous. It was found that Baisri was invented for worship of the spirits, Chinese gods, Hindu gods, and monks, such as Baisri god, Baisri Brahma, Baisri of the birth of the Goddess of Mercy, Baisri Ganesha.