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96 The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Volume III - 2011 96 The Buddha Images: Faith of Lanna, Intellectual Power of the Beliefs and Relationship with the Northern Communities The analysis of the value and the force of the Buddha myths towards Lanna community revealed that there were different aspects for example, the value in explaining the ethnic identity, the custom and tradition, the relation in religious beliefs, and the relationship between man and woman. Such significance can be viewed that the myths and the rituals of the Buddha images were the cultural information reflecting local wisdom and folk belief in Lanna culture, and the local identity. It also reflected the popularity and the widely respect to the images in Lanna area. Consequently, the sacred myths of Buddha image were kept in Lanna cultural information box. Besides, many customs, traditions, rituals, and beliefs in different concepts were formed. The study of Lanna Buddha image myths serves as a mirror to reflect the value and the significance of the images as well as the force of myth towards the community. This helps us to deeply understand ùLanna identityû more. References Amara Pongsapit, 1996. çFolk Buddhism,é In A copy of Document of Belief and Religion in Thai Society Units 1-7 . Nonthaburi: Sukhothai Thammathirat University. Bascom, William, 1984. çThe Forms of Folklore: Prose Narrativesé In Alan Dundes (ed.). Sacred Narrative: Readings in the Theory of Myth. London: University of California Press: 5-29. Geertz, Clifford, 2000. The Interpretation of Culture. New York: Basic Books. L vi-Strauss, Claude, 1978. Myth and Meaning. New York: Schocken. Prakong Nimmanhemin, 1999. çThe Buddha in the Myth and Folktales of Thai- Tai,é pp. 1-12. In Guide Books of Buddhist Literature ( ª√‘ ∑√√»πå «√√≥°√√¡æÿ ∑∏»“ π“ ). Bangkok: Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University. Paramin Jaruwan, 2006. Conflict and Compromise in Thai myths . Bangkok: Bangkok: Publishing Research Project, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University. Pathom Hongsuwan, 2009. Lanna Myths of The Buddha Images: Intellectual Power of the Beliefs and Relationship with Local communities ( μ”π“π æ√–æÿ ∑∏√Ÿ ª≈â “ππ“: æ≈— ߪí ≠≠“∑“ߧ«“¡‡™◊Ë Õ·≈–§«“¡ — ¡æ— π∏å °— ∫∑â Õß∂‘Ë π ). Bangkok: The Thailand Research Fund (TRF.). Rattanaporn Settakun, 1999. The influence of Social and Cultural Beliefs on the Development of the Tai State: A Case Study of Tai Dam, Tai Lue and Yuan . Chiang Mai: Pha Yab University. 86-97_mac9 4/26/12, 9:08 PM 96