This research is of 3 objectives, namely :- 1) The study of Ven. Phra Raññhapāla’s biography in the propagation of Buddhism. 2) The study of the desciples’s biography who were ordained out of their faiths in the propagation of Buddhism 3) The Comparative Study of Ven. Phra Raññhapāla’s biography and his roles in spreading Buddhism and the roles played by the other desciples who were ordained out of their faiths in the propagation of Buddhism.
From the study, it is found that :-
Ven. Raññhapāla’s name is originated from the help given by him to the State which would be broken because of the broken economy. Ven. Raññhapāla’s name was received from his wish set up at Phra Padummutra Buddha’ time. Ven. Phra Raññhapāla was born in the Raññhapāla’s Family that was very rich in Phra Gotama Buddha’s time. When the Buddha went on a journey to GuruState for teaching the Dhammas to the people, Mr. Ratþtþhapāla was still a young man and went to listen the Buddha’s Dhammadesanā. Then, he had faith in the Buddha’s Doctrines, and decided to be ordained as a monk. He asked a permission from the Buddha. The Buddha did not permit him to be ordained, because he did not get a permission from his parents. At first, his parents did not give him a permission to be ordinated, so Raññhapāla, a young man protested his parents by going on a hunger strike untill his parents relented him and finally gave him a permission to be ordained as he needed. After his parents gave him the permission to be ordained, Ven. Phra Raññhapāla was ordineted by the Buddha’s disciples. Not long after his ordination, he attained Arahantaship and was given the state of exellency of faith in the Buddha’s Doctrines, and decided to be ordained as a monk in Buddhism.
Ven. Phra Raññhapāla’s roles were of two kinds :- the propagation of Buddhism, the teaching of the sermon called Anicca-Lakkhana to his parents and the sermon called 4 Dhammudesas to King Korabhaya.
There are many desciples who were ordained out of their faith and were important in widely spreading Buddhism. When his biography and his spreading of Buddhism is compare with other disciples, it is found that the Ven. Thera were of the important strength in helping the Buddha and the Buddha’s principles according their abilities on the side of the excellency which is the special qualification for each disciple.
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