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Khon : Cultural Heritage of Humanity

	 In India, where the story and beliefs of Rama name, โ€œRamkamhaengโ€ means โ€œpossessing the strength
originated, the epic poem of Ramayana written in Sanskrit as if that of Ramaโ€. Many Thai kings since the Ayutthaya
remains the most important piece of national literature. kingdom (1351-1767 CE) through the Rattanakosin
There are many local versions of the stories about Rama, in kingdom (1782 CE โ€“ present), have applied the word
bothwrittenformandoraltradition.Eventhoughthestories โ€œRamโ€ or โ€œRamaโ€ as the prefix to their name (e.g. King
are all based on the same source, each country and region Ramathibodi, King Ramrachathirat and King Ramesuan).
would adapt the story to suit local cultures, tastes and ideas.
When the newly altered stories were dispersed among other
cultures and societies, the adopted stories would again
change, creating even greater variation of tales about
Rama (e.g. Ramakien in Thailand, Phra Lak Phra Ram in
Lao and Reamker in Cambodia).
	 It is presumed that Thais were introduced to the
story of Rama in the Sukhothai period (1238 โ€“ 1438 CE)
or earlier. King Ramkamhaengโ€™s Inscription Stone No. 1,
created in 1292 CE, and mentions โ€œTham Phra Ramโ€ or
Rama Cave, indicating that Thai people at that time
werealreadyfamiliarwitht	hestoryเนoเน€fเธšRเน‰เธญเธท aเธ‡mเธšaเธฒเนˆ เธข.Eเธžvเธฃeเธฐnเธชtเธฃเธธhเน€เธด eเธขKเธ™iโ€“n	gโ€™s เธ—เธฃเน€เธชเธ™เธตเธ›เธฃเธฐเธ™เธกเธ„เธฑเธฅ

                         เธชเธฒเธกเธ„เธฒเธšเธเธ‚เน‡ เธถเน‰เธ™เธเธฑเธฅโ€“			 เธฅเธ›เธžเธคเธเธฉเน‚เธ›เธฃเธขเธ—เธฒเธ™

                                                               (เธงเธฃเธฃเธ“เธเธฃเธฃเธกเธชเธกเธฑเธขเธญเธขเธ˜เธธ เธขเธฒ เน€เธฅเนˆเธก เน“, เน’เน•เน”เน• : เน“เน“เน•)

                         เนเธฅเธฐ
                         	 เน เธ„เธฃเธฑเน‰เธ™เธชเธฃเธธ เธดเธขเน€เธชเธ”เธˆเน‡ เธญเธฑเธฉเธŽเธ‡เธ„เนŒ	 เน€เธฅเธขเน‰เธต เธงเธฅเธฑเธšเน€เธกเธฃเธฅเธธ เธ‡
                         เธŠเธฃเธญเนˆเธกเธธ เธŠเธฃเธญ๏ฟฝเนˆเธณเธญเธฑเธกเธžเธฃ
                         	 เน เธšเธฑเธ”เธซเธ™เธฑเธ‡เธ•เธฑเน‰เธ‡เน‚เธซเธเนˆ ๏ฟฝเธณเธ˜เธฃ		เธชเธญเธ‡เธžเธฃเธฐเธ—เธฃเธ‡เธจเธฃ
                         เธ‰เธฅเธเธฑ เน€เธ‰เธฅเธดเธกเน€เธˆเธดเธกเธˆเธญเธ‡

                                                               (เธงเธฃเธฃเธ“เธเธฃเธฃเธกเธชเธกเธฑเธขเธญเธขเธ˜เธธ เธขเธฒ เน€เธฅเธกเนˆ เน“, เน’เน•เน”เน• : เน“เน“เน–)

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