Lin-Chang Karen Village: Happiness Community by Buddhist Way in the Era of Globalization

Abstract

Lin-Chang Karen Village is the original community of Pawo/Po Karen race in Nongyaplong District, Phetchaburi province as the model of happiness Community according to Buddhist method at the present age that to be applied of knowledge of Buddhism and ghost traditional belief as the tool to protect the negative globalization by starting from community process for realizing the problem together to set up the public policy and to solve the problem in the two social activity characteristics such as (1) Social Capital Preservation Activity such as Wiansala ceremony, Flower Proceeding Ceremony, Karen Luncheon Ceremony, Riakkhuan Ceremony, (2) New creative activity from community such as Creative Mass Media Camping Project, Self - Reliance Center Project with Thai Soiled House Building and Tree Planting Project for Mom and to create the dam project for Dad etc.