Funan: The Implications of the Communication Between “Kingdom and Ancient Time Era”

Abstract

         This article had 3 objectives, which were 1) to do a seminar on Funun Civilization in the Buddhist perspective of the Buddhist principles of wisdom 2) to study the history of Southeast Asia “Funun” 3) to study geographical and era information. It was documentary research presented by descriptive analysis. The results of the study were found as follows: The seminar on Funun Civilization in the Buddhist perspectives of the Buddhist principles of wisdom was subject to conform to Kalama Sutta, the principle of 3 wisdoms, Yonisomanasikāra, an investigation of cause and effect, the principle of three characteristics, which were like a magnifying glass to envision the history of the Funun ancient land to assist in the reinforce of setting the history study appropriately, to be careful of not leaning to faithful temperament, not to focus on the belief but focusing on the cultures of investigation, examination, comparison, and infinitely continuing search for the probability. ; The record of the term “Funun” which meant “Phanom” indicated the mountain used to be the holy place for the center of faith and power of administration on the vast land by community, of which various races scattered throughout the region and various sciences passed on, which were linked from the prehistorical period and those who endeavored to use each of their ability in their races on their abundant land. Each community governed oneself, contacted with each other in equality as uncentralized state similar to Dvaravati Community in the later age.  Despite living in the prehistorical period of Southeast Asia, they were holding on their own cultures while exchanging and trading with the Indian civilization Before Christ. The Indo-Chinese accepted, adapted and exchanged the integrative cultures bravely. “The term “Funun” was helpful to describe Ancient Khmer. In the present, Cambodians have believed that their ancestor was the Indian who had immigrated to marry the locally female leader, then having settled down there since then. ; Many various scholars have presented “Funun” as the community using the mountains  as mountain centers gathering the faith of all and power of the elite by mentioning the land, the location, many various archaeological , social, cultural, literary, economic, commercial, transport, educational evidences, of which the components could be summarized in two terms: the geographical and era information and the information suited with the education in developing wisdom research for people interested.