Abstract This article was a part of the research entitled, “Making English Explanation Handbooks on Mural Paintings for Tourism Communication: A Case Study at Temples in Songkhanong Sub-district, Phrapradaeng District, Samutprakan Province.” The purposes of this paper were to review the Buddhist messages that contained in the English handbook of Wat Paket and to present the advantages that the said handbook given to the community in general. The population used in the study was the Buddhist stories depicted on the wall within the old Uposatha hall of the said temple. The abbot and monks in the temple as well as learned people in the community as the informants were interviewed to relate the importance of the said mural paintings. And, later they also joined with the group of trial users of English explanation handbook model, i.e., the teachers in the schools nearby, local tour guides and foreign tourists. The research instruments consisted of observation form, photography, structured interview form, and focus group discussion. All of the qualitative data collected was analysed through content analysis. The research findings were that the English handbook, which had been made for emphasizing the significance of mural paintings relating to the Buddhist stories depicted within the old Uposatha hall of Wat Paket was very useful for the sustainable cultural heritage tourism of the community in the research area. The meanings and importance of local heritage that contained in the handbook was revealed to the people in the community. The handbook, which had been developed, could be easily used by the relevant sectors in the community as a tool to communicate with the visitors from around the world. Moreover, the knowledge on Buddhist stories that contained in the handbook helped inspire the local people in conserving their own cultural heritage of the community.