The Influence of Indian - Sri Lankan Buddhist literature and Lanna Buddhist literature on the Writing of Phrachao Learb-Loke.

Abstract

Phrachao Learb-Loke is one of the Lanna Buddhist
narratives. It is the recordings of a pilgrimage to pay homage
to the relics and footprints of the Buddha in Southeast Asia.
This Lanna Buddhist work was first believed to be written by
Dhammarasa of Hanthawaddi and was written when he
traveled to Sri Lanka to study Buddhism. However, comparing
Phrachao Learb-Loke to other classic Buddhist literary works, it
is found that this Lanna Buddhist work has similar contents to
those classics. Therefore, it is possible that Phrachao Learb-
Loke was influenced by Indian-Sri Lankan and Lanna Buddhist
literature.