Offering Sacrifices to Khunnam Spirit : Dimensions of Buddhism

Abstract

Khunnam traditional spirits. A culture of water conservation, tree one. A tradition passed on from the past. The belief of traditional Lanna. Lanna, which was originally part of a vocational agriculture relies on water from creeks, streams and canals in agriculture. Some years it does not rain in its season, it makes the water so that a guardian angel gave a little more water and thought it was the clutch. ìKhunnam upstreamî. So it is a sacrifice to the traditional spirits  Khunnam believe this water has to be rich enough to feed crops to grow throughout the year.

Buddhism is one of the institutions of society. A study commissioned to teach their congregations to have a good attitude toward fellow human beings and the natural environment. By using the principles presented in the Scriptures as a factor supporting the community, to understand nature. And help conserve. Successor until a good tradition. He said that Buddhism does not encourage the use of natural resources, so much more than just navigation.

The traditional spirits Khunnam. It is a ritual ceremony, one of the ways of life of the farming community engagement with nature. At the finish area, as well as hallís Chai, Hoi Khunnam, Mae-teep Headwater, Moo 10, Ban Makhua-Jae, Tambon Nong-Hoi, Muang, Lamphun and more. Khunnam traditional spirits. It is a ritual to worship the holy river to look upstream, dam, Nong, canal, rich. There was a ritual upstream natural paradise. Without the cooperation and unity in the community