Abstract:
The research of "A Study of History and Buddhist Art in the Ancient Communities: Muang Nakorn Chum, Muang Trai-Trueng and Muang Bang Phan Kamphaeng Phet Province" had objectives : (1) to study on history and Buddhist art in the ancient communities Muang Nakorn Chum, Muang Trai-Trueng and Muang Bang Phan, (2) to study guidelines of conservation and development ancient remains in ancient communities Muang Nakorn Chum, Muang Trai-Trueng and Muang Bang Phan, by participation from the local community, and (3) to establish the network for conservation and development of ancient remains in ancient communities Muang Nakorn Chum, Muang Trai-Trueng and Muang Bang Phan.
The result of the study, was found that ancient communities Muang Nakorn Chum, Muang Trai-Trueng and Muang Bang Phan, had historical development in the same period and became the most prospered in the period of Sukothai (13-14" century) with the result that more Buddhist art in the ancient communities also were Sukothai art. There were 9 ancient remains in Nakorn Chum, 3 in Trai-Trueng, and 1 in Bang Phan, mostly of ancient remains were main Stupa, base of Vihara, base of Mandapa, and base of subsidiary stupa.
In addition, some parts of ancient remains, in ancient communities, Muang Nakorn Chum, Muang Trai-Trueng and Muang Bang Phan, are endangering from many problems such as encroachment, destruction and lack of conservation.The study found that guidelines of conservation and development ancient remains in ancient communities Muang Nakorn Chum, Muang Trai-Trueng and Muang Bang Phan should be cooperation from all sectors, especially from the local communities, by assign the policy of conservation and development together between people, local governors, and other associated institutions.
Eventually, the results of the established network for conservation and development of ancient remains in ancient communities Muang Nakorn Chum, Muang Trai-Trueng and Muang Bang Phan, Kamphaeng Phet province, contributed to the process of the network establish working. Starting from coordinate implicated persons, assemble with implicated persons, choose the committee of network, set the role and duty of the network committee. The committee of conservation and development network, which agents from all of sectors, assigned the direction of the progress together by used the thought of "3E-Model" to applied for the conservation and development, for the earnestly conservation and sustainable development, for ancient remains in ancient communities Muang Nakorn Chum, Muang Trai-Trueng and Muang Bang Phan, Kamphaeng Phet province.