Buddhist folk tradition Thai folklore

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the jataka tales, such vessantara jataka, twelve sisters, , prince samuttakote (samuddaghosa), have provided inspiration thai traditional storytellers. these jatakas have been retold, abridged, , adapted fit local culture in southeast asian countries, such thailand, burma, cambodia, laos, malaysia, , indonesia. consequence, have become familiar average people belong folklore of respective country. each country claims story own cultural achievement. thailand no exception.


sang thong (suvannasankhajātaka), marriage between man , woman of different social status main subject of story, , honwichai , kawi long traditional stories. woodcutter lost axe well-liked thai tale moral lesson promoting honesty.


sri thanonchai trickster tricks people word.


many figures of buddhist tradition have been incorporated thai lore, among these yaksa (ยักษ์), ogres (yaksha), , ogresses (pali: yakkhini), tall , scary prets (เปรต), ongkhuliman (องคุลิมาล), violent criminal named after garland of fingers of victims wore around neck, nariphon, mythical tree of buddhist literature bearing fruits in shape of young girls.


vivid descriptions of torments of hell, in form of garish sculptures, found in buddhist temples in thailand. these representations popular that, along figures of local spirits, have become regular feature in present-day thai comics.








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