The Study to Process Became a Sacred of Thao Si Sudachan of Wat Rang, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Abstract

This article is the study process became a sacred of Thao Si Sudachan of Wat Rang. Si Sudachan becoming a sacred is considered very exclusive compared to other Thai historical person who are worshipped because of their good deeds. In this study, the local people were interviewed. From these interviews, it is found that the process became a sacred of Thao Si Sudachan when a family came to live in Wat Rang area and then began to worship and pay respect to Si Sudachan because the family believed that the area had some connection with her and that she would be their guardian if they worship her. Then later on, one of her worshippers made a spirit house for her because that worshipper believed to had been given fortune by her. This led to having more worshippers from outside the local area making her a sacred that could help a vast majority of people end their sufferings.