|
Vessantara Jataka: Analyzing the Narrative Construction of the Jataka Tale from the Ramayana |
|---|---|
| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Phanuwat Chantapoon |
| Title | Vessantara Jataka: Analyzing the Narrative Construction of the Jataka Tale from the Ramayana |
| Contributor | Phramaha Kritsana Kittibhaddo, Prachatip Makmool, Phanthiwa Thabphumee, Panuwat Moolpia, Phra Anu Noiklang |
| Publisher | Kalasin University |
| Publication Year | 2569 |
| Journal Title | Asian Journal of Traditional and Innovative Arts and Textiles |
| Journal Vol. | 5 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 1-14 |
| Keyword | Vessantara Jataka, Ramayana, Deconstruction, Jataka |
| URL Website | https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TIAT/article/view/288871 |
| Website title | https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TIAT |
| ISSN | 2821-921X (Online) |
| Abstract | This article aims to analyze the construction of the Vessantara Jataka based on the Ramayana epic. The researcher employs Franz Boas’s Cultural Diffusion theory and Claude Lévi-Strauss’s Structural Theory of Myth to explain the influence of the Ramayana on Jataka literature. Furthermore, Jacques Derrida’s Deconstruction theory is utilized to comparatively analyze the literary texts of the Vessantara Jataka and the Ramayana. The findings reveal that within the Tipitaka and its commentaries, the Ramayana exerts a direct influence on the Dasaratha Jataka and an indirect influence on the Vessantara Jataka. An analysis across nine dimensions: 1) plot progression, 2) notions of divinity, 3) protagonists, 4) secondary characters, 5) key events, 6) poetic forms, 7) historical background, 8.) associated rituals, and 9)core beliefsdemonstrates that these elements are interconnected and function similarly. They collectively express the ultimate religious aspirations: achieving union with the Divine (Moksha) or being reborn in the era of Maitreya Buddha. |
