Toponyme of Naming Temples Bang Kruai District In Nonthaburi Province Toponyme of Naming Temple
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The objectives of this research were to study and analyze the relating landscape of 46 temples based on history, language structure, meanings and belief of the temples’ names which have an impact on the residents’ life style in Bang Kruay District. This qualitative research used a survey method and the in-depth interview with the subjects aged 55 years old and above. The results of the study showed that the history of 46 temples at Bang Kruai District related to ancestors’ ethnic group who migrated from Ayuddhaya. According to the language structure analysis, the toponymes of 35 temples consisted of 1–2 basic words (76.08%). The meanings of 25 temples’ names were related to trees, forest, landscape, and places (54.35%). There were two aspects of the belief of temples’ names relating to the residents’ life style in Bang Kruay District: 1) belief related to trees, forest, someone’s good deeds, and admiration of big animals that the residents feel they owe them, and 2) belief about superstitions, super natural phenomena, spelling and taking vows.
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