An Analytical Study of Dharma in the Khao Sak Tradition of Dong Ling Sub-DistrictKamalasai District, Kalasin Province

Abstract

This research has objectives are: 1) to study the history and development of the Boon Khao Sak tradition in the context of Isan society, 2) to study the tradition of Boon Khao Sak of the people of Dong Ling Sub-district, Kamalasai District, Kalasin Province, and 3) to analyze the Buddhist principles in the Boon Khao Sak tradition of the people of Dong Ling Sub-district, Kamalasai District, Kalasin Province.  It is quality research. The group of key informants included monks, academics, local philosophers, ceremony ceremonies, community leaders, and general villagers, a total of 26 people. The information of study from the Tripitaka, documents, and related research. The research tool was an in-depth interview, then the research results are presented using descriptive analysis.
The results of the research were as follows:
1. The history and development of the Boon Khao Sak tradition in the context of Isaan society. It was found that Boon Khao Sak originated from a ceremony by Brahmins. Later, when converting to Buddhism, the original concepts were combined with the concepts of Buddhism. When it published to the northeastern region of Thailand has accepted this belief and it is a very important tradition.
2. The tradition of making Boon Khao Sak of the people of Dong Ling Sub-district, Kamalasai District, Kalasin Province, found that the Boon Khao Sak or meriting in the 10th month is believed that on the 15th day of the waxing moon of the 10th  lunar month, it is the day when Yama (the Lords of the Underworld) opens the gates of hell for hell creatures to receive merit (Boon) from relatives in the human world from midnight until the 14th  day of the waxing moon until midnight on the 15th  day of the waxing moon, when the hell creatures come to receive the merit, they will bless their children and grandchildren with peace and happiness.
3. The Buddhist principles in the Boon Khao Sak tradition of the people of Dong Ling Sub-district, Kamalasai District, Kalasin Province. It was found that there are 4 Buddhist principles that appear in the Boon Khao Sak tradition of the people of Dong Ling Sub-district, namely remembering the good deeds that ancestors have done for them, give back (gratitude), making merit by sharing different types of food (alms), restraining themself body, speech, and mind (Sila), keeping themself mind calm and steady while making merit and listening to Dharma (Bhavana).