APPLYING SONGKRAN ACTIVITIES TO WEAVE THE BI-INTERRELATION BETWEEN THE THAI BUDDHISTS AND THE MYANMAR BUDDHIST DIASPORAS IN THAILAND

Abstract

The academic article on “Applying Songkran Activities to Weave the Bi-interrelation between the Thai Buddhists and the Myanmar Buddhist Diasporas in Thailand” was focused on investigate self-conducts during Songkran days, to develop Songkran activities to weave the relation between the Thai Buddhist with the Myanmar Buddhist Diasporas. The findings were research findings reveal the Songkran Activities engage organizing bi-nationality alms offering, organizing bi-sprinkling on monks for munificence or gratitude, organizing requiem ashes rites for both ancestors and formulating sand chedis (pagodas) to weave bi-interrelations. These are to inherit and to nurture the Songkran values which evolve the communal values for Songkran enhances community solidarity, the societal values for Songkran escalates environmental hospitality and the religious values for Songkran organizes cogent alms offering of the Buddhists. The goal is to reinforce the Bi-interrelation between the Thai Buddhists and the Myanmar Buddhist Diasporas in Thailand including the model of applying Songkran activities: New Theory. Serious suggestions, through the 4 Songkran activities; devotees should plan other common Buddhist rites year-round but staging protest of diasporas might contribute pessimism amongst most Thai Buddhists; Myanmar Buddhist diasporas themselves should break their hard-core Myanmar diasporas.