The Changing Meaning of Phra That Phanom in The Context of Thai-Lao History
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The Changing Meaning of Phra That Phanom in the Context of Thai-Lao History This article aimed to study the changing meanings of Phra That Phanom in the Thai-Lao historical context from 1826 to 2010. The data used to write this article was from documentary research. According to the study, Phra That Phanom—a pagoda enshrined in the Thai-Laos border area—reflected the changed meanings in 5 periods as follows: 1) Chao Anouvong Battle Period: Phra That Phanom became a tool for politics and war. While the Lao Kingdom employed Phra That Phanom as a sacred power crucial to the political situation in the royal court, the Siamese court used Phra That Phanom as a symbol in maps for warfare and fighting against the expansion of the Western powers. 2) The Indochina War Period: The French colonial government attempted to overthrow the faith of people on the left bank of the Mekong River towards Phra That Phanom. Meanwhile, the Thai state linked the meaning of Phra That Phanom with the creation of Thai citizenship. 3) The Cold War Period: Phra That Phanom has become the emblem of the first higher education institution in the Northeast of Thailand. In addition, there was a new meaning of the pagoda from the archaeological knowledge of the Fine Arts Department and the reproduction of discourses on Urangadhat Legend. 4) The Mekong Sub-Region Development Period: Phra That Phanom became a commodity. There were many productions of merchandise linked to Phra That Phanom, and the sale of such products in the Phra That Phanom area continues to the present. 5) The Campaigning for Phra That Phanom to be a Cultural Heritage Site Period: To become an international space, Phra That Phanom is associated with new meanings, especially in political and economic dimensions. Still, Phra That Phanom retains its meaning of being a sacred space and the spiritual center of the people until now.
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