Abstract:
The objective of the research was to study the problems; 1) study the beliefs of the reverend The Phra Buddhachinnaraj and cultural products or beliefs. 2) study the economic value added of cultural products or beliefs. 3) study the process of developing cultural products or belief products. The research team randomly selected the provinces that are outstanding about the problems in this research; those are 3 provinces as Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, and Uttaradit from 9 provinces, Lower Northern region 1, namely Phitsanulok, Tak, Sukhothai, Phetchabun, Uttaradit (and Lower Northern region 2, namely Nakhon Sawan, Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit. Uthai Thani. (There are not randomly selected).
Sample group selected b) Cluster of Sampling group was representative group who developed cultural product production process selected by the special random sampling method, each of 8 people from 3 provinces in the lower northern region, Phitsanulok province, Sukhothai province and Uttaradit province, a total of 24 people. The research results found that the beliefs in the Reverend Luang Por Buddha Chinnara] image can be divided into 4 approximate terms as follows: 1) Believe or devote in its beauty according to the Buddha's 32 characteristics. 2) Believe or devote that the Buddha was created by Phraya Li Tai and angels. 3) Believe or devote that it is a holy Buddha image. The Buddha image is powerful support, miracle, prevent danger and pray or vow to ask what is good that you can really get. 4) Believe or devote in offering different types of votive offerings is an appreciation of the power of protection, blessing, prosperity etc. The types of people who believe in the Reverend Luang Por Buddha Chinnaraj are divided into 3 types: 1) King, Great King 2) The monks in Buddhism 3) ordinary people; ordinary people believe and believe in beauty according to the Buddha's 32 characteristics.
The study of the economic value added of cultural products or beliefs. The researchers used the value-added analysis based on the economic theory of David Ricardo, which has always been referenced. Adam Smith and Ricardo explained that "demand" and "supply" are factors, which determine the market price or "monetary value" of all goods and services for a certain period of time etc.
The result of the research showed that 24 informants' commenting that study the economic value added of cultural products or beliefs of the Reverend Luang Por Phra Buddha Chinnarat Image and cultural products or beliefs containing amulets Phitsanulok Proince etc. Data analysis process the process of developing products culturally and objectively respectful of beliefs. Luang Por Phra Buddha
Chinnarat created a large, medium, small, and large Buddha image, necklace amulets etc. The researcher was randomly selected for 5 periods, but it was random, not sorted, model and year, created as mentioned above.
Therefore, the researcher's analysis was divided into two categories, namely the first type; the process of developing the Buddha amulet that was a model of the Buddha image of Luang Por Phra Buddha Chinnarat, the Puttha Phisek ceremony was preserved, or Maha Phuttha Phisek Sat 5 still retains the uniqueness of the form, that is, there must be Ruen Kaew arch covering the Buddha image. The second type the development process of worshiping a replica of Lord Buddha Chinnarat from other materials Retains the uniqueness of the original form in all respects but will not be popular to organize any Putthaphisek ceremony because the creator believes in Buddhism Combined with creative conceptual, the process of creating knowledge, in the creation of Buddha images and the amulet is a model of the Buddha image. Such the creation of a Buddha image what has been known or a powder that is auspicious sowing 108 kinds of rituals as Maha Phutthaphisek 5" Saturday must have a master of lunar astronomy and keep timing that Saturday 5 what day, month, year, and so on, etc. As for the participation process, it was found that if it was the Maha Phutthaphisek ceremony on Saturday, 5 was organized for the amulet worship, it was found that the purpose was notified in the leaflet, pamphlet, billboard, small, medium or large ads though. The income from the ceremony will be used in what work, such as repairing the Buddhist College, Monk Buddhachinnarat etc."