Abstract:
The purpose of the thesis is to analyze the literary work Phrayachomphu. It appears in a traditional book which is called Nangsue But in the southern Thailand dialect which was brought from Mr.Suk Ratthanawimon in Sathingpra District, Songkhla Province. It has one volume, 153 pages, dated in 1884 A.D. In general the result of the study reveals that Phrayachomphu is a religious literary work which discusses a part of the Buddhas biography. The plot is influenced from the Jambupati-Sutra, which originated during the reign of King Borommakot. The Buddhist believe and respect this as the legend of the creation of the Buddha images. This work is written in different forms of poetry. The main purpose of the writer is for the tale to be chanted and make Buddhist to have faith in Buddhism. From the point of view of the literary aesthetics, the result of this thesis reveals that the main theme of the story and inserts some past events into story. The characters are both human and inhuman, but the antagonists or immoral characters are only human. The writing is based on the southern Thai dialect and uses Pali Sanskrit words to emphasize the tale was sacred and beautiful words which can make readers and audiences have fun with the story. The use of words reflects the poets literary talent. The words used are suitable and descriptive, and can entertain and encourage audiences imaginations along with the main theme of the tale