Reamker
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Reamker is a Cambodian epic poem, based on the Sanskrit's Rāmāyana epic. The name means "Glory of Rama". It is the national epic of Cambodia, along with the less famous version of the Trai Bhet. The e
Mural depicting stories of the Reamker in Phnom Penh's Silver Pagoda
Bas-relief at Angkor Wat depicting the “Battle of Lanka”. Preah Ream (Rama) is standing on Hanuman, followed by his brother Preah Leak, and Vibhishana.
A scene depicting Indra on his mount, Airavata.
Mural depicting Preah Ream (Rama) and Preah Leak (Lakshmana), under royal umbrellas, crossing over to Lanka with their monkey army on the back of a giant.
Cambodian literature
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Cambodian literature, also Khmer literature, has a very ancient origin. Like most Southeast Asian national literatures its traditional corpus has two distinct aspects or levels:
A scene of the Mahabharata in an Angkor Wat stone relief: Two asuras, the brothers Sunda and Upasunda, fight over the possession of the beautiful apsara Tilottama. Some ancient Cambodian local legends were influenced by the Hindu epics.
An illustration from the Vorvong and Sorvong tale. Khmer 19th century drawing.