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In the previous three articles on Thailand, I pointed out the Hindu influence on Thai culture. Now I give some more information about the contact between India and Thailand
We know about the Thai Ramayana called Ramakien composed during 1781-1798.
Thai people were familiar with Hindu puranas too. The Siamese works called Naaraai – Sibpaan, deal with the ten incarnations of Vishnu.
A bronze statue of Ganesa is in the Bangkok Hindu temple. He is holding a manuscript in his hand which confirms Ganesa’s help to Veda Vyasa in writing Mahabharata.
Agastya cult is also very popular in Thailand. The legal system of Siam is based on the Manu smriti which is evident from a legal work Phra Dharmasastra.
The vocabulary of the Thai language contains a large number of pure Sanskrit words or derivatives from Sanskrit.
Vivaha , Velaa are some examples for pure Sanskrit words.
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Following are some derivatives
Sanskrit – Thai
Grantha – khantha
Samgha – samkha
Candra – jhanthara
Sukhi bhavatu – sukhi hotu
Vihaara – vihana
Nagara – Nakhon
Vrsa – phruk phuk
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Names of months like Hindu Malayalis
Like Kerala Malayali Hindus , Thai people also used zodiac signs to name the months
Thai – Sanskrit
Mesaayon – Mesaayana
Phra phaakom – Vrsabhaagama
Mithunaayon – Mithunaayana
Karakadaakhom – Karkataagana
Simhaakom – Simhaagama
Kanyayon – Kanyaayana
Tulaakhom- Tulaagama
Phrscikaayon – Vrscikaayana
Dhanvaakhom – Dhanvaagama
Makaraakhom –Makaraagama
Kumphaphan – Kumbhabhandha
Miinaakhom – Miinaagama
Buddhists used lot of Pali words
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Names of days are also of Sanskrit origin:
Thai – Sanskrit
Van – adi –Aaditya vaara
Van – can – Candra vaara
Van – ankhaan – angaara vaara
Van – phut – Budha vaara
Van – phrhatsabody- Brhaspati vaara
Van – suk – Sukra vaara
Van – Sao – sani vaara
Thai word for calendar is Pratidinam
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