CREATING A DATABASE OF THE MON COMMUNITY'S CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT RESOURCES IN SAM KHOK DISTRICT, PATHUM THANI PROVINCE

Abstract

The research aims to: 1) examine the sources of Mon art environments in Sam Khok District, Pathum Thani Province; and 2) compile a database of Mon art environment sources that maintain the way of life for the Mon community and operate schools there. Secondary data research is incorporated into the study in addition to exploratory and descriptive approaches. Based on the study's findings, Pathum Thani may be divided into four sorts of its 49 cultural heritages: (1) Mon art environment sources consist of temples, abandoned temples, and religious sites, totaling 37 sites; (2) Mon art environment sources consisting of museums, architecture, and palaces, totaling 2 sites; (3) Mon art environment sources consisting of excavated and unexcavated archaeological sites, antiquities, and ancient kilns, totaling 1 site and (4) Mon art environment sources consisting of ancient communities, ancient cities, and historical parks, totaling 1 site, which is Ban Sam Khok. As to the findings of the research conducted on Mon art environment sources in Sam Khok District, Pathum Thani Province, only six Mon villages remain today that follow their traditional way of life and have schools inside their community. The essential components of mutual assistance between the community, temples, and schools still exist in these communities. The swift alterations in the urban social milieu may cause these priceless cultural legacies to progressively vanish. To ensure the Mon community's existence in Sam Khok, Pathum Thani, it is imperative to preserve and give priority to the sources of the Mon art environment and their way of life.