The study of the Succession Process: Lampang Buddhist Art

Abstract

This research of the succession process format of Lampang Buddhist Art has two objectives: 1) to study the history and the factor in creative succession of Lampang Buddhist Art, and 2) to study the succession process format of Lampang Buddhist art. This research is a qualitative study collecting from documents, questionnaires, and interviews. The results showed that the expression on Lampang Buddhist art of Lampang people formed by their faith in the Triple Gem and believed in the virtue of peaceful joy to receive. Because of their dedication to conservation work related to the Buddhist art, the researcher believes that the belief in the Triple Gem is one important factor in the creation and the succession of Buddhist art to remain. The samples group regarded that the factors that make Lampang Buddhist Art a successful succession are the faith, confidence, self-sacrifice, patience, attention to inherit the Buddhist art, imagination, earnestness, decisiveness, voluntary, continuous education, satisfaction, perseverance, empathy, observing inquiry, integrating knowledge to the artwork’s creation, the use of incentives, the knowledge exchanges from those with experience. The overall and each category are agreed on a high level. The samples regarded that using the molding patterns form of portrait, using a form of line drawings, using the portrait and painting techniques, using a form of a wood craft, the basis for integration, the art’s creating, using an engraving form of paper and plastic to decorate the wood, and using a form of specific expertise are based learning how to inherit the Lampang Buddhist art and great for all Buddhists who are interested in Buddhist Art to find a way to inherit the Lampang Buddhist Art. The overall and each category are agreed on a high level. The group examples are agreed with a high level as well in achievement, adoption, and benefits from these schemes.