Myanmar (Burma) · Folktales and oral traditions
Documented transfer
Related telling or shared motif
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Myanmar (Burma)
- Tales
- 1
- Dated records
- 1
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 1
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
The Vessantara record from Myanmar describes a palm-leaf manuscript. The British Library catalogues it in Burmese and Pali and dates the copying to around the eighteenth or nineteenth century. The Thailand entry leads to a manuscript record in Mon for the same story.
Tales in the Atlas
Prince Vessantara’s Gifts
18th–19th century · British Library · Vessantarā jāt · EAP1150/1/222
Tales found across countries
| Tales | Countries and regions |
|---|---|
| Prince Vessantara’s Gifts | Myanmar (Burma) Thailand |