KHOM STUDIES: FOR PEACE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Abstract

The 3 purposes of this study were: 1) to interpret the word “Khom” for broader meaning 2) to lessen the conceit of Khomhood as a specific group 3) to build a peaceful harmony among the Southeast Asia society with guidance. The study was documentary research derived from lectures of the archaeological and historical scholars and observation: the collection was presented as descriptive analysis.

The findings indicated that:

1. The word “Khom”, when it is interpreted operationally, it is meant in the aspects of geography, the period of times (History), people, and languages, arts and cultures (Anthropology).
2. The study of the Khom civilization in the present has have a great deal of various new information to lessen the conceit, people and group discriminations of Khomhood as a specific group until it can be helped in a certain reduction of dispute and a support in reduction the dispute in the international society.
3. The study of Khom will lead to the operation of peaceful harmony in the Southeast Asia society through visiting the archaeological sites in the ages of Suvannaphume, Dvaravati, Nakhonwat, and Sukhothai: they are identified as the ancient Khom arts and that proved their significant evidences, which the Khom letters were used in writing and reading among them, Khom-Pali language, the Khom-Thai language, the city-Khom language and the Dhamma-Khom language, etc.  To study the subject of Khom Studies is the good opportunity to develop morality to bring about loving-kindness and harmony among countries in the Southeast Asia areas for this region is the common land of Suvannaphume, the single Dvaravati age, the contemporary styles and the common cultures of the be-in-power Khom age.