Ramakien: Rama I's Thai epic

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The Thai king wrote parts himself, and murals cover Wat Phra Kaew.

The Thai Ramakien was compiled under Rama I (1799 to 1807) and expanded by Rama II for khon. Thotsakan (Ravana) has ten faces and twenty arms. Nang Sida is his daughter adopted by King Chonok. It adds Nonthok's deadly finger boon, which Narai undoes by dancing as a woman. Nang Sida bears Kusha and Lava and disappears into the Underworld. A Ramanujan summary describes Thai Hanuman as a ladies' man and a third part with a Lanka rebellion.

Who: Phra Ram, Thotsakan, Nang Sida, Hanuman, Rama I

Bound to

Suvannamaccha: Hanuman falls in love with a mermaid located-at

Yama Zatdaw: the Ramayana Burma took as war booty same-story-other-version

Places: Bangkok, Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand

Where this comes from

regional-literary · Wikipedia: Ramakien
commentary · Ramanujan summary

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