Analytical Study of Chakrapadiraja Concept in Chammadevi Legend

Abstract

The objectives of this paper are 1) to study the ideal of the royal emperor in the Chamadeviwong legend; 2) to analyze the ideal of the royal emperor in the Chamadeviwong legend. The content of the legend of Chamadeviwong caused doubts that Does Theravada Buddhism accept women's right to govern the country? For clarification, the author needed philosophical research. The research framework is as follows: 1. Human liberation and access to human liberation 2. Human treatment methods to help man reach liberation 3. The value of human liberation methods to help human beings reach liberation according to the imperial ideology. which appears in the Chakkawatti Sutra and the legend of Chamadeviwong. The results showed that the legend of Chamadeviwong recognizes women's right to rule the country. Because of the desire to help human beings in society reach liberation, not limited by males or females. Because of the wisdom that will help human beings in society to reach the liberation of women equal to that of men, therefore, human faith in ruler ship is important. As for the condition of the parent's way of dealing with human beings in society is the encouragement to persuade people to turn to the Buddhist teachings. Because the power to persuade humans to follow the Buddhist teachings of women is not inferior to men. But parents don't need to rattle.