พระศิวะ มหาเทพแห่งการทำลายล้าง

Abstract

Shiva received the worship from the Aryans as the supreme deity and is the God of destruction that appeared in various ancient Scriptures. God also appears in Buddhist scriptures as a subdued Hindu deity who became a Buddha image in the posture of Brahma. In addition, the worship of God Shiva spread into the territory of Southeast Asia such as Thailand, Cambodia, etc. 1) In terms of governance, the finding was: the name of God Shiva used as the name of the king who was powerful and influenced to the government system in Southeast Asia such as Thailand, Cambodia, etc. 2) In terms of literatures, the finding was: there were many kinds of literature related to God Shiva which were studied at the university level such as Ramayana epic, Mahabharata epic, Vessantara Jataka or Isan literature like the legend of Phaya Tan, etc. 3) In the term of religion, art and culture, the finding was: the worship of God Shiva has been practiced since the present day. In Thai society, there is still worship to ask for blessings to help eliminate the non-existent. And at present, there are shrine and Sivalai (God Shiva’s shrine) where Shiva is enshrined everywhere.