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Novice monks practicing the art of making palm-leaf folios at Wat Manolom, Luang Prabang, Laos. Traditionally literature is held high regard in Lao society. Lao literature spans a wide range of genres including religious, philosophy, prose, epic or lyric poetry, histories, traditional law and customs, folklore, astrology, rituals, grammar and lexicography, dramas, romances, comedies, and non ...
The poem is believed to have been written sometime between the mid-16th and the end of the 17th century in the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang. [2] Sang Sinxay is considered one of the three masterpieces of Lao literature. [1] The poem is popular in Laos and in the Isan region of Thailand, where its scenes are also depicted on numerous temples. [3] [4]
In 2018 the Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota designated him the inaugural Lao Minnesotan Poet Laureate. [13] Thao Worra was named a Joyce Award winner in 2019 and was awarded $50,000 in conjunction with the Lao Assistance Center to produce Laomagination: 45, an exhibition presenting multi-generational stories of the Lao community. In 2024 he ...
Poetry portal This category is for articles about poets from the Asian country of Laos . Classification : People : By occupation : Writers : Poets : By nationality : Laotian
Lao Tzu's teachings advocate for simplicity, humility and non-attachment—encouraging folks to align themselves with the flow of life rather than trying to force circles through squares.
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" is a common saying that originated from a Chinese proverb. The quotation is from Chapter 64 of the Tao Te Ching ascribed to Laozi, [1] although it is also erroneously ascribed to his contemporary Confucius. [2]
Maha Sila Viravong (Lao: ສິລາ ວີຣະວົງສ໌, RTGS: Sila Wirawong, pronounced [sí(ʔ).láː wíː.lā.wóŋ]) was a Lao scholar of traditional Lao literature, history, and culture.
Phra Lak and Phra Ram are the epitome of moral leadership, ethics, selflessness, and living true to dharma. Pha Ram is associated with a previous life of Siddartha Gautama, while his cousin Hapmanasouane (Ravanna) is often compared to Buddha's cousin Phra Thevathat or Buddha's final impasse to enlightenment, Phra Man.