Some Observations on the Enshrinement of the Tooth Relic at Crystal Sand Beach
Keywords:
The Buddha’s Tooth Relic, Buddhist Missionary, Abhayagiri SchoolAbstract
Many legends of southern Thailand claim that the Buddha's Tooth Relic had been enshrined at Had Sai Kaeo or Nakhon Si Thammarat in modern times. But many literatures of Sri Lanka assure that the Tooth Relic has been brought to Sri Lanka since the 4th century. Currently, it is enshrined at the Tooth Relic Temple in Kandy. On this point, many Thai scholars showed their views both negative and positive. Mostly their belief based on evidences from Thai literatures. To analysis this point by searching primary sources from other countries could make many points of view. Also, it could actually answer whether the Tooth Relic had been enshrined in Nakhon Si Thammarat? In this academic topic, 3 observations have been analyzed; namely 1) the Tooth Relic had been enshrined at Had Sai Kaeo because of the influence of the Buddhist missionary, 2) the Tooth Relic had been enshrined at Had Sai Kaeo because of the influence of Abhayagiri School of Sri Lanka and 3) the Tooth Relic had been enshrined at Had Sai Kaeo because of the influence of Myanmar. These three issues should be able to answer the story of the Tooth Relic whether it was enshrined at Had Sai Kaeo, Nakhon Si Thammarat? If not true, why the legend of southern Thailand referred such story? Or, is it just a link between occurrences for political legitimacy?
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