This thesis entitled ‘An Analytical Study of Auspicious Time Through Thai Astrological Scriptures Effected to Thai Buddhists’ has three objectives: 1) to study the ideas and belief in the auspicious time as appeared in Thai astrology, 2) to study the ideas of auspicious time in Theravada Buddhist scriptures, and 3) to analytical study the ideas of auspicious time as appeared in Thai astrology affecting upon Buddhist people. This research is conducted with the “Documentary Research” and the deep interviews.

From the study, it can be found that, the ideas of the auspicious time as appeared in Thai astrology have been being studied for long times since the capital of Sukhothai where the King named Lithai became an expertise in the scripture on the move of the sun by which he supported to follow. According to the astrological subject, all can study it irrespective of male or female. In this matter, the examples could be clearly shown when this subject has been being studied by the later generations of king by which it should be properly used in accordance with various kinds of affairs with a view to protecting the bad outcome to the country and people. In current society the belief in auspicious times for doing propitious thing had been continuous because the flock ways of life for Thai people still keep along the old tradition from generation to generation.  The objective for believing in Auspicious  times are the successful and proper in career, it can make the happiness to oneself, to family institution and to Thai society also.

In the study of the ideas on the auspicious time in Theravada Buddhist scripture, it was found that the Buddha never teaches people to be influenced by the power of stars but teaches people to follow the law of Kamma. Buddhist monks were allowed to live in the forest or nearby the area of village and being allowed to study the movement of stars in order to make use of knowledge for the sake of the observance, not for the sake of fortune-telling.

With respect to the belief in the auspicious time as appeared in Thai astrology affecting upon Buddhist people, it showed that most of Buddhist people have basic 1. belief in religion, 2. King institution, 3. Tradition, 4. Astrology, fortune-telling and auspicious time-telling. Besides, they belief in the sin, merit and Kamma. Such believes have been being mixed with making merit in Buddhist belief where the encouragement and confidence have been raised while doing certain activities for the benefit of oneself, public and society. This could be claimed that the relationship of the belief in auspicious time and Buddhism have been connected and being somehow affected upon Buddhist people’s ways of life since the past till the present.

An Analytical Study of Auspicious Time Through Thai Astrological Scriptures Effected to Thai Buddhists in mind, it make more strong confidence , more poitential in one self and society. Even though Buddhist scripture does not support in Auspicious time but these things become the important part  in Buddhist people’s life it can not separate.  Buddhist people should be followed our Lord Buddha’s doctrine and use the Auspicious time simultaneously.

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