Phaya Kamkong or Phaya Kamkong (Teaching slaves)

         Phaya Kamkong or Phaya Kamkong (Teaching slaves) is the folk literature of E-Saan. Tales of potential morale No evidence that in the period up to and who is the author. Chase the literature by many authors do not tell them. Tracy has been written by scholars about the processing of customs. The local beliefs. And religious values​​. The flowery verse to rhyme to remember the words of the content that educates parents about the need for heat. Teaching people to recognize the marriage And livelihood.

         This story has many tales. But the issue which The E-Saan Information Corner selected and recorded in the database is the issue of Pra Ariyanuwatana Khemajaree Thera of the Literature Conservation Center of Northeastern, Wat Maha Chai, Mahasarakam province translated from Thai Noi the original Palm of the Ban Kho, Muang District, Mahasarakam Province. The synopsis about that.

          Once the king of the Kong Sang city to be called "Phaya Kamkong" ruled his people in the career fair and to make a living by faith. Along with a detailed instruction how to make a living. The content is divided into five stories

          The first instruction in the administration of his third group is a virtue. Ethics is pretty good.
                1. The ruling class, as a Privy counselor and nobility. Taught in Tspitrachtrrm. About procedures.  The previous obligations is not responsible for the duties they are vices such as drugs and alcohol consumption of opium, the lover of honor and concubines. The people were not so harmonious.
                2. The woman was the wife of the first group. Taught not to commit adultery, no profanity, no alcohol was served, respect their husband and parent's. Behave appropriately. And fear for their sins.
               3. The general public. Taught about the cleanliness of residential appliances, mattresses, as well as pets to entertain them. A husband and wife do not quarrel with such a brawl.

          The second teaching career was isolated as a second career
          1. Job of weaving.   The information from the machine-woven silk, tools, equipment of  the kit out silk, and planted mulberry, sericulture, silk weaving, the kit out, and silk, dyeing cloth, teaches weaving, both silk and cotton as a fabric beauty etc.                            
           2. Professional in-house. Teaching and learning for work as the kit design, weaving, sewing clothes, cooking, sculpture, works, basketry, glass casting, handmade the water bowl and wooden bowl, technical and craft etc
           3. Teaching occupations of men.   Teaches that men should learn and build a career  such as housing, war, agriculture, horticulture farm, livestock, trade both by land and sea, artisans weaving, molding, casting, blacksmith, silversmith, goldsmith, drawing, music,. medical doctors, magic, and astrology. It also teaches the men to be courageous and moral issues in mind.            
           4. Teaching on cooking, food preservation, preparation and cleaning, and planting crops          
           5. Teach people about the merits of the review, the share is, and the precepts of the five precepts and the eight precepts
           Finally, the Council emphasized that the customary rule of the king and people to make a living. Teaching as a husband and wife to occupy the house happily.

Reference         

Phaya Kamkong (Teaching slaves).  (2513).  Translated by Pra Ariyanuwatana Khemajaree Thera.  Mahasarakam: Literature Conservation Center of Northeastern, Wat Maha Chai.  (In Thai).

Written by Nayika Derdkhuntod