จารึกหลักธรรม ไม่ใช่เพื่อการเผยแพร่ แต่เพื่อความศักดิ์สิทธิ์ Formula Inscription, Not for the Purpose of Propagation but Sacredness

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Abstract
Most Formula inscriptions found in Thailand are of the Four R fold Noble Truths. The
aforementioned was doctrine found inscribed on 4 from (types) of objects:
1. Brick and stone inscriptions
2. Votive tablets
3. Wheel of the law (Dharmacakra) and its pillar.
4. Others: potteries and grinding stones, for example

Formerly, Professor Georges Coedès brought in an idea that Formula was inscribed for the purpose of propagation of the religion. However, some of the inscriptions are so small that they are illegible. Also in some places they are placed too high for layman to appreciate them. According to the explanation from The Travel Records of Chinese Pilgrims, who made a
pilgrimage to India, Buddha images and Stupas were especially made in order to contain relics of the Buddha and the Buddhist sermon. Thus, Formula Inscriptions found in Thailand and its neighbouring countries are considered as coherence between the objects and Buddha or the
principal of sanctifying the objects.