The Magic Lotus

Japanese: 《The Magic Lotus》(英語表記)TheMagicLotus
The Magic Lotus

...It features wizards and ghosts, praises bravery and loyalty, and is permeated with a Buddhist view of fate. It was dramatized during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (1868-1910), made into an opera during the reign of Rama VI (1910-25), translated into English as The Magic Lotus, and has been made into a film many times. It was first printed in 1902.

*Some of the terminology references to "The Magic Lotus" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…魔法使いや幽霊も登場し,武勇と忠節をたたえ,仏教的運命観に貫かれている。チュラロンコン王時(1868‐1910)に劇化され,ラーマ6世時(1910‐25)には歌劇となり,英訳されて《The Magic Lotus》となり,再三映画化された。初めて活字になったのは1902年である。…

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