Nutritional Consumption Behaviors of Thai Monks : Creating a Sense of Humor in Isan Storytelling

Abstract

          The purpose of the study was to study the nutritional consumption behaviors of Thai monks in Isan storytelling. The results shown that the nutritional consumption behaviors of Thai monks in Isan storytelling presented “Thought System and Imagination” of the local people to Thai monks by “renovating” between the “Truth” from disciplines and “lying” from imagination. Consequently, these occurred storytelling about the nutritional consumption behaviors of Thai monks, and the opposite of “Though and Belief” which presented for relieving and relaxing “repressing” and for venting “pressing” of the local people who were in the force of society, for example, regulations, traditions, belief. Therefore, Isan storytelling was used as an instrument. In the real world of Buddhist society believes that mentioning to Thai monks in sense of humor is the prohibition. If talking or gossiping about Thai monks, these could bring you to hell and turn to be monsters. It is said that “depends on the fate”. However, in the imagination of Isan storytelling gave chances for people to write stories, tell stories, parody, and criticize Thai monks in order to create story from lying. Therefore, the images of Thai monks who were the main characters were not appropriate because this is the style of telling stories.