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The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Volume II - 2010 Peace and Non-Violence in Phra Aphai Mani, A Poetic Tale by Sunthon Phu 36 When the war finally ends, Phra Aphai Mani shows his magnanimity by granting forgiveness to his captured enemy. He returns all the seized possessions and men to them and gives them sloops to travel to their respective kingdom. Peace and non-violence can only be achieved through forgiveness, friendship and compassion. Near the end of the story, Phra Aphai Mani gives up his throne and becomes a hermit. He preaches the way to reach the highest good: one must realize that all beings in this world, be they low-born or high-born, will die. None can escape death. Knowing this, one should become less greedy and stop seeking revenge. To attain peace and non-violence we should become friends and be compassionate to one another. Most of all, we must learn to forgive. Only forgiveness can end revenge and conflicts. References Gandhi, MK, 1993. An Autobiography or The Story of my experiments with truth . Ahmedabad: Navajivan trust, 342-344. Singh, Savita, 2008. Satyagraha, Gandhi’s Concept Of Non-Violence. India Perspectives : 23. Singh, Savita, 2009. Gandhi’s Legacy of Global Nonviolence. India Perspectives : 20-23. Sunthon Phu, 1994. Phra Aphai Mani (in Thai). Bangkok: Bannakhan Press, 884. Sunthon Phu, 1999. Phra Aphai Mani Part I (English Translation) Bangkok: Office of the National Culture Commission, 21. Sunthon Phu, 2004. Phra Aphai Mani Part Ш . (English translation) Bangkok: Ministry of Culture, 165. Sunthon Phu, 2006. Phra Aphai Mani Part (English Translation) Bangkok: Ministry of Culture, 153. Sunthon Phu, 2008. Phra Aphai Mani Part . (English Translation) Bangkok : Ministry of Culture, 175-176. Woolsey, Barbara, 2010. Maestro strikes right note in discordant lands. Bangkok Post , October 24, 2010:12.