The Buddha Teachings’ Principles in Heet 12: A Case Study of Heet 1-6 and Community Socialization in Isan Region

Abstract

This article was a documentary research, had the objectives of to present the Buddha teachings’ principles appeared in Heet 12 and the
community training or socialization with rituals towards the social development. In this article, a writer had only studied Heet 1-6. From this study, it was found that Heet 1-6 is the way of life of Isan people according to the religion’s belief, rituals, tradition and culture to create the good quality of life, harmony and peace in community. The Buddha teachings’ principles appeared in Heet 1-6 were the basic principle of merit making in Buddhism, namely: 1) giving or charity for oneself benefit and helping the community and society, 2) observance the religious precepts or principles, good tradition and culture of the community to create the discipline, responsibility to the good orders or regulations of the community and society and 3) developing ones’ mind and increase one’s mind up according to the belief in a religion. But the training or socialization in community with religious rituals, local tradition and culture is a way to create the harmony and peace happened in a community directly and indirectly, supports the community to have mental trust or refuge, has an unity in the part of thinking and doing other activities in the community and is the power in developing the community strongly and sustainably.