Meru Nokhassdilink: Forms, Beliefs and Rituals of the Life After Death in the Northeast

Abstract

This article entitled to study the rituals related to the cremation of the senior monks in the form of a good-linked Meru Funeral ceremonies that reflect the social and cultural processes of Isan that is different from other cultures in Thailand It was found that the cremation rituals of senior monks were linked to the principle of the Trinity in Buddhism, namely Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta, which is the truth that humans and animals cannot escape from aging, sickness, and death. At the funeral, Sita, who killed Nokhassadilink, was the protagonist in a group of dramas in the ritual. Which originally had been shown in this style in the past and has been reworked. When a senior monk has died, Meru Nokhassadilink was re-established. which means that he is a person who has a lot of merit and good deeds, it is the path of good karma that leads to bliss. In the last one, it was built at the funeral service of Luang Por Koon Parisuttho to bring the souls to heaven.