The Study of Coexistence Models Between Religious and Irreligious People: A Comparison of Coexistence Between Institution Religious and Natural Religions in Thai Society

Abstract

          This research article aimed to study 1) to study the coexistence of religious people in institutional religions 2) to study the coexistence of non-religious people in natural religions 3) to compare the coexistence of religious people and non-religious people: a case study of the coexistence between institutional religions and natural religions. This study employs a qualitative research design. Data collection instruments include a documentary analysis and in-depth interviews conducted with a sample group of 15 participants. The research results were found as follows;  Objective 1: Coexistence of religious people in institutional religions found that institutional religions have clear components, have duties, are the center of the people and are the center of the mind, are examples of sacred places, are respected and believed in by the people because the temple and the abbot are the people who are closest to Buddhists and understand the basics of local customs and the traditions of the area the best. They have clear duties. Objective 2: Coexistence of non-religious people in natural regions found that the principle of coexistence is thought traditions, which are rituals and beliefs according to traditions in Thai society because Thai society is a collection of ethnic diversity and cultural diversity that are divided into rituals and beliefs. And traditions according to the characteristics of the landscape, such as beliefs, rituals, and traditions of people in communities in the central, northern, northeastern, and southern regions. Objective 3: Comparing the coexistence of religious and non-religious people: A case study of the coexistence of institutional religion and natural religion. It was found that the principle of coexistence in a way of life related to beliefs is a type of local culture that has a profound influence on the thoughts and behaviors of the villagers in that group because the transmission of beliefs has been cultivated for many generations in different areas.