Prapod Assavavirulhakarn
Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
This study will explore the significance of number seven in the biography of the Buddha. The focus will be on the period of seven weeks after his Enlightenment as discussed in texts of different schools of Buddhism.
(Presented in the International Conference – Buddhist Narrative in Asia and Beyond, 9-11 August 2010, Imperial Queen's Park Hotel, Bangkok, organized by Institute of Thai Studies, Chulalongkorn University with support from The Thailand Research Fund (TRF), in co-operation with Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Institute of Asian Studies, The Confucius Institute, Chulalongkorn University and l’École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO))