Abstract:
The objective of this dissertation is to search, collect and systematize the essences contained in Lanna inscriptions. Moreover, its objective is to analyze Lannaus world view in the period of 19-25 Buddhist centuries. It is also to preserve, maintain and develop cultural heritage and wisdom of Lanna people. In this dissertation, the researcher search, collect and systematize the essences from 526 Lanna inscriptions in the period 1882-2500 Buddhist Era. It is to study world views in 3 dimensions as follows; 1. World view between human and human, Co-existence in society by being monastery as the centre, it made Lanna people thinking that all people must support to Religion and stay together with harmony in order to let Buddhism be sustaining up to 5000 years. Monastery and community are hand in hand. When people donated to temple, on the other hand temple also can support a lot to society. 2. World view between human and nature, Lanna people thought that people are in debt with nature, so they should be appreciate the value of nature. They should spend their life on the base of nature and also by the maintaining of Lanna people. So Lanna people stay in harmony with nature. 3. World view between human and supernatural, Lanna people thought that the supernatural and Religion can being created good and bad. This view happened with the mix of believes in Lanna society. Therefore it made Lanna society more complicated. It also made Religion be supernatural and able to makes achieve something desired. Lanna inscription inscribe knowledge and wisdom in previous times. Its knowledge is on the basis of Alphabets, Languages, cultures and customs. All of these deserve to reserve and sustain for all. Because the culture on religion is to purifies their minds and also to let them be a sacrifice. Society should arouse all people to behave on this. The mentioned value still makes people be harmonies and stay happily in the same community.