Abstract:
The study aimed to, 1) build the Maha Photipanya Buddha image podium
based on the concepts of Lanna glass decoration technique, 2) strengthen the
participation of Buddhists in creating Maha Photipanya Buddha image podium with
Lanna glass decoration technique, 3) evaluate the participation between the creation
of Buddha images with Lanna glass decoration technique and the creation of
Buddhist art works in community. This research was a Participation Action Research.
The data was collected and analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The result
showed that the creation of Maha Photipanya Buddha image podium with Lanna
glass decoration technique is based on contemporary glass decoration techniques.
The researcher has worked together with the community and created the Maha
Photipanya Buddha image podium with diameter is 2 meters 40 centimeter, as it is
believed that a glass decoration of Buddhist image podium brings great virtue and
attainment to the artist, as it is the podium of Buddha. In addition, Researcher
applied artistic creative processes with the community participation process in
creating glass decoration on Maha Photipanya podium through glass decoration
activities including, 1) meeting and educating community, 2) planning, 3) Plan
implementation, and 4) monitoring and evaluation. For the evaluation of the
participation between the creation of Buddha images with Lanna glass decoration
technique and the creation of Buddhist art works in community, it showed that
people in community rarely participated in creating Buddha image. (x̄ = 2.95, SD =
1.25) Moreover, suggestions about the participation in creating Buddha image podium
with glass decoration were mostly in the process as planned. Particularly the
participation in the implementation of planning activities, religious rituals such as
praying during glass decoration and the participation in the implementation of
budget support of tools.
Keywords: Glass decoration, Dhamma decoration, Maha Photipanya Buddha image
podium, Ngao Dhamma park