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''Sang Sinxay'' ((ラーオ語:ສັງສິນໄຊ), also known as ''Sinxay'' or ''Sinsai''), is a Lao epic poem written by Pang Kham. It tells the story of the hero Sinxay (ສິນໄຊ) who goes on a quest to rescue his aunt Soumountha (ສູມຸນທາ) who was abducted by the demon Nyak Koumphan (ຍັກກູມພັນ). The poem is believed to have been written sometime between the mid-16th and the end of the 17th century in the Lao kingdom of Lan Xang.〔 ''Sang Sinxay'' is considered one of the three masterpieces of Lao literature.〔 The poem is popular in Laos and in the Isan region of Thailand, where its scenes are also depicted on numerous temples.〔 ==Historical and literary context== ''Sang Sinxay'' was written between the reigns of Xetthathirat and Surinyavongsa, thus between the mid-16th and the end of the 17th century.〔 This period was considered to be a golden age of cultural development in Lan Xang, and the arts flourished in Vientiane, the Lao capital. Many of the great works of Lao literature were composed during the reign of Surinyavongsa. With his death in 1695, the Kingdom of Lan Xang began a long period of political turmoil. Martin Stuart-Fox, in the ''Historical Dictionary of Laos'', states that epic poems appeared in Lao literature in the late 16th century or in the beginning of the 17th century, and that ''Sang Sinxay'' is the "finest and best known" epic poem composed in this period. The names of the authors of these epic poems are unknown, except for Pang Kham, author of ''Sang Sinxay''. Regarding Pang Kham, there is no other information than the name.〔 Many of these epic poems were written in the style of jataka tales, with Sinxay, the hero of the poem, considered a ''Bodhisatta'' (in Pali), or ''Boddhisatva'' (in Sanskrit). In his book, ''Theatre in Southeast Asia'', James Brandon underlines the presence of numerous similarities between ''Sang Sinxay'' and the Ramayana, known as Phra Lak Phra Lam in Laos, without establishing whether one of the poems influenced the other, or if they were both inspired by a same source. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sang Sinxay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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