Status of Studying Literature Written by Thai Monks in Decade (2010-2020) : Case Study of Transliterated Work by Pra Ariyanuwat Kamacharee

Abstract

This article aimed at studying the transliterated local literature from palm leaf manuscripts into Thai language. The transliterated data belonged to Phra Ariyanuwat Kemacharee and other studying of him then classifying the types of literature including surveying the research status furthering from his studying. The result found that 122 titles of transliterated work were classified into 5 groups; Jataka, folktales, legend, literature for ceremony, didactic – homily, and miscellaneous. The most found was folktale. The research status furthering from Phra Ariyanuwat Kemacharee found that there were 17 types; graduate thesis for 16, and 1 research. The educational institute most used his works was Mahasarakham university. This study pointed that the transliterated and writings written by Phra Ariyanuwat Kemacharee were worth for preserving and inheriting E-san literature and still receiving an interest from the graduate researchers. This reflected E-san literature still existing in changing context therefore in a dimension of local literature should have been studied further. The survey of research status helped to shine the shift of study and being the concept for studying literatures transliterated by Phra Ariyawat Kemacharee in the future.