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Thai folklore is a diverse set of mythology and traditional beliefs held by the Thai people. Most Thai folklore has a regional background for it originated in rural Thailand . With the passing of time, and through the influence of the media, large parts of Thai folklore have become interwoven with the wider popular Thai culture .
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Krai Thong or Kraithong (Thai: ไกรทอง, pronounced [krāj.tʰɔ̄ːŋ]) is a Thai folktale, originating from Phichit Province. It tells the story of Chalawan, a crocodile lord who abducts a daughter of a wealthy Phichit man, and Kraithong, a merchant from Nonthaburi who seeks to kill Chalawan.
Belief in ghosts in Thai culture is both popular and enduring. [1] In the history of Thailand , Buddhist popular beliefs intermingled with legends of spirits or ghosts of local folklore . These myths have survived and evolved, having been adapted to the modern media, such as Thai films , Thai television soap operas , and Thai comics .
'earth') and variously transliterated as Wathundari, Wathundaye, Vasundari, etc. [1] In Thai and other Tai languages, she is known as Thorani (from Pali: dhāraṇī, lit. 'ground, earth"') [ 3 ] in various appellations, including Nang Thorani ( นาง ธรณี ), Mae Thorani ( แม่ ธรณี ), and Phra Mae Thorani ( พระ ...
It is a Thai version of the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, and 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 .