TY  - JOUR
T1  - Comparative Study of Spiritual Beliefs in Tai Kuen Community, Kengtung, Republic of the Union of Myanmar and Maeta Community, Lampang, Thailand
AU - Siripun, Anukul AU - Wongpongkham, Niyom AU - Buarabha, Homhuan AU - Boonyasurat, Woralun 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 15
IS  - 11
SP  - 2381
EP  - 2389
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2020.2381.2389
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2020.2381.2389
KW  - Spiritual belief
KW  -Tai Kuen community
KW  -ritual
KW  -religion integration
KW  -buddhist arts
AB  - Spiritual belief (in community gods) of Tai
Kuen community, Kengtung, Republic of the Union of
Myanmar and Maeta community, Lampang, Thailand.
Spiritual beliefs and community gods reverence of Tai
Kuen community, Kengtung, Republic of the Union of
Myanmar and Maeta community, Lampang, Thailand are
based on the community’s need that these spirits and gods
are believed to bring happiness and prosperity to the
community through rituals, spiritual medium, political
administration and economy that has been situated in
livelihood of people in both cities. One common thing
that people both in Kengtung and Maeta have is the tight
relation with Buddhism integrated in the theistic beliefs in
ghosts and spirits adopt from Hinduism and Buddhism.
Both of them are similar in their rituals. These are the
spiritual anchors for people in both cities to obey customs
and traditions, e.g., beliefs, ethnicity and tribal religions
originally from their ancestors that have been passed
through generations from the past to the present.
ER  -