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  2. Phra Lak Phra Ram - Wikipedia

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    In 1950, Phra Lak Phra Ram manuscripts were found that proved Laos had preserved four unknown local versions of Ramayana. [15] Several texts have been uncovered at Vat Phra Kèo in Vientiane, Vat Kang Tha in Ban Bo Ô, Ban Naxone Tay, Ban Hom, and Vat Nong Bon, in Laos; Roi Et in Thailand, now housed in Bangkok; and a manuscript of the ...

  3. Dance and theatre of Laos - Wikipedia

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    For instance, the Phra Lak Phra Lam places Ram's birth in the Mekong valley. According to the Laotian tradition, Ravana was born in Cambodia, and the monumental battle took place along the banks of the Mekong. [8] Other scenes come from legends, historical epics such as Sin Xay, stories from local or Hindu mythology, or adaptations of stories ...

  4. Literature of Laos - Wikipedia

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    Phra Lak Phra Lam is named after two principal characters, the brothers Phra Lak, or Lakshaman, and Phra Lam, or Rama. The emphasis of the story is on selflessness and brotherly love in the Lao version, making it traditionally classified among the Jataka tales although the story also had great significance in the royal court as a dance-drama.

  5. Ramakien - Wikipedia

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    Phra Ram and Nang Sida fall in love at first sight before an archery contest. A hunchback named Kucci (Manthara) instigates the queen to ask for the banishment of Phra Ram. He sets off to live in the forest with Nang Sida and his brother Phra Lak, where they meet Sammanakha (Surpanakha) who took on the form of a beautiful maiden. She tries to ...

  6. Category:Laotian literature - Wikipedia

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    Literature of Laos; C. Champa Si Ton; M. Mekong Review; P. Phra Lak Phra Ram; S. Sang Sinxay This page was last edited on 8 March 2024, at 21:41 ...

  7. Cinema of Laos - Wikipedia

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    After colonialism and the civil war, film was not regarded as a priority.Until 1989, the Ministry of Culture's Cinema Department had a monopoly on film production. The first feature-length film produced after the monarchy was abolished is Gun Voice from the Plain of Jars, directed by Somchith Pholsena in 1983, but its release was prevented by censorship. [1]

  8. Phi Fa - Wikipedia

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    Phi Fa (Thai: ผีฟ้า [pʰǐː fáː], Lao: ຜີຟ້າ [pʰiː˧˩ faː˧]) is a deity or spirit in the local folklore of Thailand and Laos. It is also known as Phi Thaen (Thai: ผีแถน [pʰǐː tʰɛ̌ːn], Lao: ຜີແຖນ). They play a prominent role in the Phra Lak Phra Lam and the stories of Khun Borom.

  9. Ramlila - Wikipedia

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    Some Asian cultures have similar drama traditions based on the Ramayana, for instance, the Phra Lak Phra Lam (Lak and Lam are the Laotian names for Lakshman and Ram, respectively) folkplay of Laos and northeastern Thailand. [citation needed] The Rama story is also enacted in another popular art form as a nighttime fire shadow or day time puppet ...