Many Ramas, Many Ramayanas : a list of the numerous versions of Ramayana
It has been rightly written by Tulsidasa in his book, 'Ramcharita Manas' that - "Ramayana sat koti apara" literally meaning that there are more than 100 crore versions of Ramayana. The epic poem Ramayana has established its far flung scope to distant corners of the world. What follows is a list of countries with their own versions of Ramayana:- Cambodia- Ramkor/Ramkerti-Riamker Sri Lanka- Malayraj Kathaav Tibet- Kavyadarsh Indonesia- Kakavin Ramayana Malaysia- Hikayat Seriram Myanmar- Ramvatthu Japan- Hobutsushu Laos- Fralak Fralam Ramjatak Thailand- Ramkiyen/Ramkirti Turkestan- Khotani Ramayana Mongolia- Jeevak Jatak Iran- Masihi Ramayana