Ramakien
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- Note
- The Ramakien (Thai: รามเกียรติ์, RTGS: Rammakian, pronounced [rāːm.mā.kīa̯n]; lit. ´Glory of Rama'; sometimes also spelled Ramakian) is one of Thailand´s national epics, it is a Thai version of the Hindu epic Ramayana. Ramakien is an important part of the Thai literary canon.
King Rama VI was the person who shed the light first on the Ramayana studies in Thailand, by tracing the sources of the Ramakien, comparing it with the Sanskrit Valmiki Ramayana. He found that the Ramakien was influenced by three sources: the Valmiki´s Ramayana, the Vishnu Purana, and Hanuman Nataka (all three are from Hinduism). A number of versions of the epic were lost in the destruction of Ayutthaya in 1767. Three versions currently exist, one of which was prepared in 1797 under the supervision of (and partly written by) King Rama I. His son, Rama II, rewrote some parts of his father´s version for khon drama. The work has had an important influence on Thai literature, art and drama (both the khon and nang dramas being derived from it).
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