The Ramayana & Ramakian can be supposed to be essentially one and the same thing.Unfortunately, this is not exactly the case; Indonesian Hindus and Indian Hindus can watch some of the "Hong" (scenes) from Thailand's Ramakian and not understand what is going on. This is because, as the Ramayana spread throughout South-East-Asia, it received "adaptations' and additions to the story in order to make it more easy to relate to with local audiences.
Ramakian Heirarchies & Family Trees.
For anyone intending to read and understand the Ramakian to it's full extent, it is important to learn the lineages of ancestry from which the main figures of the Ramakian emerged. I shall attempt to give a catalogue of the main characters and their ancestries. I shall give the family trees of both the Human, and the Yaksa races.
The Families will be catalogued as such;
1.The Royal family of Ayodhaya (Ayuttaya in Thailand is named after it).
This is Phra Ram's Family.
2.The Royal Family of Langka - This is the race of Yaks ยักษ์, or "Yaksa", Yaksa is a Giant. Totsagan (the reincarnation of Nontuk), was born into this Family.
3.The Royal Family of Khiid Khin - This is the race of "Vanora"วานร (called "Waanorn", in Thai), meaning "monkey". The Hero General of Phra Ram's army, Hanuman, is from this Famliy tree, along with other well known major Characters from the Ramakian, such as; Onkot, Sukriip, Paalii, and Hanuman's son "Majchaanu.
Family Trees will appear below as i add them.
(meaning i return to update this and other posts as i go along)
FAMILY TREE - AYODHAYA.
Click on the Image to see enlarged pic and read the family tree.
FAMILY TREE - LANGKAA
FAMILY TREE - KHIID KHIN
