The Trend of the Role of Ramañña Nikāya in the Next Decade in Mon State
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This research article has three main objectives, namely: (1) to study the origin and
the development of Rãmañña Nikāya in the Mon state, (2) to study the characteristics and
the practices of Ramañña Nikāya Association, and (3) to analyze the trend of the roles of
Ramañña Nikāya in the next decade in the Mon state. It has three study attempts to explain
the main Mon Buddhism’s role in Lower Burma through an in-depth analysis of the next
decade in Mon state. This research contains five chapters: the first two are introductory
chapters describing the history of Mon Buddhism and the origin and development of Ramañña
Nikāya; the last two chapters examine the characteristics of the practices and interview the
Role of Rãmañña Nikāya that of relating to the state, Sangha education and propagation of
the religious title to the Sangha who is prompting in the next decade in Mon State. The last
chapter contains the conclusion of this research: Rãmañña Nikāya’s role in Mon society,
Mon Sangha association and Mon people in Mon State. Ten scholars of Mon Buddhism
were interviewed for the primary source in this dissertation.
The study has shown that through the assigned objective, Mon Buddhism began and
developed before Pegan, during Pegan, and after Pegan during conflicts of civil war. Based
on the results of the analysis, the study presents possible solutions to the conflict. These
periods involve various conditions based on the results of the analysis of a long history
of Ramañña Nikāya. From analyzing the characteristics and practice of Mon Buddhism
in Mon State, some characteristics and practices may differ due to the differences in the
national culture of Mon in Burma. This is because the Burmese are influenced by Mon
culture. Mon Buddhist monks also play an important role and pay more respect to the Mon
society in the Mon State. No research on Ramañña Nikāya Association in Burma has ever
been done before.
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