as Magadhabhasa due to its original source. When the Buddha got enlightenment, he used this Pali for propagating his teaching. The records of the Buddha’s teachings were classified into 3 periods; 1) Dhamma-Vinaya period starting from his great enlightenment..., delivering first sermon up to his complete Parinibbana totally was full 45 years. In this time, he preached doctrines by oral method, that is, he taught by himself and then the disciples memorized his words, 2) Tipitaka period starting after his passing away

Martaban in Burma had spread to Lanna in 20th - 21th . During the same period, “Pathamasambodhi” had also been written by Lanna monk in 21th. In 1860 Edwin Arnold, M.A. wrote “The Light of Asia” and W.Woodville Rockhill wrote Bkah - Hgyur Bstan - Hgyur... in 1883. At that period, Thammayut Nikaya, a new Buddhist sect of Thai Theravada Buddhism was established. Somdet Phramahasamanachao Krom Phraya Vajirañàõavarorasa had written literature Biography of Buddha. He also interpreted the miracles in Buddha’s

This article aims to study the content of Narokabhūm (Naraka Bhumi: story of hell in Buddhism) in Traibhūm-Phramalai, a piece of cosmological literature of the Ayutthaya period, compared with other Buddhist scriptures, i.e. Tipitaka, Lokadīpa.... The differences are only minor details. So, Traibhūm-Phramalai can be classed as cosmological literature of Ayutthaya period, showing compre-hensively the principles of hells.

of the Ayutthaya and early Rattanakosin periods as a case studies. It is found that in Mahachat Khamluang, the oldest Thai translation of the Vessantara Jātaka,Thai translators attempted to transmit the use of alaṅkāras such as upamā and repetition from the Pali..., it can be concluded that, besides being the most influential Buddhist literature in Thai society, the Vessantara Jātakaalso played an essential role as a literary treatise for Thai poets of the classical period

The aim of this research is to study the change in the meaning of the word "Parami" (or Paramita as the word sometimes appears) in Theravada Buddhist texts composed in various periods. Two methods are used: etymological analysis of the word... and semantic study of the word in different contexts. A conclusion is reached that at the beginning of the first period "Parami" meant highest position, or complete achievement in any undertaking e.g. in the study of the Vedas. Later onthe word came to mean

. The study is divided into five main topics; inheritance period, inheritable assets, inheritors, disinheritors and inheritance factors. The study shows that Law of Inheritance in both the Dharmaśāstra and the Three Seals Code are similar in the main aspects... with some differences in their details. The concept of assets ownership affects the inheritance period; in Dharmaśāstra, the inheritable assets are allowed to be assigned to inheritors while the legator is still alive since they have statutory rights over

that the frequent appearance of Indra in Buddhist sacred books is because of the influence of Bramanism during Vedic period (c. 1500 BCE–600 BCE). During this Vedic period, Indra had been highly honored. There was even specific chants and mantras honoring this god

Pathamasambodhi is a Pali biography of the Buddha. The oldest known version of this scripture can be dated back as far as the Lanna period. Several more versions both in Pali and Thai of Pathamasambodhi were written later in Ayutthaya... and Rattanakosin periods as a sermon preached on a religious day because of its popularity. This critical edition and analytical study is focused on the Pali version edited by Prince Patriarch Krom Phra Parama Nujit Jinoros in 1845. Former versions were

Lokappadipakasara was composed in Sukhodaya period. It is considered that this Pali text described Sukhodaya scholar’s view of the world and the universe in detail. The important contents from various texts such as Tripitaks, Commentaries, and Sub... can be seen in Stone Inscriptions of Sukhodays period, a Burmese text called Sasanavamsa and also chronicle describing the Thai royal envoys and Srilanks envoys in later Ayudhya period. The manuscripts of this text were inscribed on palm-leaves

enlightenment. In Thai literature, the name Kama is found mentioned in an old stone inscription of Sukhothai period. From the Ayudhya period on he is referred to as a god with a beautiful Figure. But the most vivid and authoritative description of Kama in Thai