the Ramayana story was adapted by Larry Tominberg for classroom use. If a teacher is unable to provide fuller copies of the text for use with the lessons in Spotlight on Ramayana: An Enduring Tradition‚ this version should be used. The Boyhood of Rama On the banks of the Sarayu River stood the beautiful city of Ayodhya‚ the capital of Kosala. In the city there were magnificent palaces decorated with precious stones. Spires of great temples rose above the city as if to touch the sky. For protection
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and sleep with him‚ Sita refuses to leave her husband’s side. These traits show the major differences between temptresses and ideal wives in The Odyssey and The Ramayana. Though temptresses have more force‚ faithful wives always end up with the better lifestyle. Both The Odyssey and Ramayana portray women as ideal wives and temptresses. Soorpanaka‚ the temptress in Ramayana had fallen in love with Rama. Referring to Soorpanaka‚ "In the course of her wanderings‚ she saw Rama and fell in love and
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am aware of as it plays a huge role in the upbringing of the Hindu religion. There are so many characters in this great epic and the most talked characters are; Rama‚ Sita‚ and Lakshmana. If I were to mention what the brief summary of this great epic‚ then I would say this is a story about the three characters that is Rama‚ his wife Sita‚ and brother Lakshmana and their journey through a 14 year exile away from their home into the jungles. There are so many aspects to this epic story that a short
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The hero‚ Rama‚ lives his whole life by the rules of dharma and people believed he was heroic because of that. Rama was the perfect little son and later on in his life‚ the ideal husband to his wife Sita. Sita was the ruler of Aydohya. Prince Rama was the eldest of four sons and was to become king when his father retired. His stepmother‚ however‚ wanted to see her son Bharata‚ Rama’s younger brother‚ become king. She demanded that Rama be banished and Bharata be crowned. Sita heard Rama was to
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didn’t know was that there was a perfect man named Rama and he would be the mortal that destroyed Ravana. (Page 4) Because no immortal man could kill Ravana and end his tyranny‚ Rama was necessary to destroy Ravana once and for all. (page 10) Even though Rama is the one who was made to destroy Ravana‚ they share a lot of characteristics‚ as they are both good leaders‚ but I think their most defining features are what sets them apart. Because Rama was considered the perfect man and was the reincarnation
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relationship between Rama and Sita in the story "The Ramayana of Valmiki"‚ duty is worth the sacrificing of love‚ because his duty is fulfilled to maintain order within the society and above all‚ order is needed for a society to run well. Rama‚ as a king‚ had the duty to create and maintain this order‚ and to do so‚ he was to rule wisely and be responsible to the people of his kingdom. The conflict of duty and love surfaced when people started criticizing Rama’s decision on bringing Sita back to the kingdom
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told to act like Rama and girls are told to act like Sita. They read of Ravana’s extreme selfishness and disregard for anything or anyone leads to death. This classic piece of Hindu literature has influenced and shaped all aspects of Indian society. A society instills emotional balance and maturity into their children through stories of hero and villain or good vs. bad. As Boy’s read about Rama they are taught that humility‚ persevere and trusting family are winning virtues. Rama is an example of
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Jatayu encountered Rama‚ Lakshmana‚ and Sita in their exile‚ and pledged to guard the lives of them in honor of Dasaratha. Sita was captured by Ravana‚ Jatayu saw and confronted Ravana. Jatayu fought Ravana even though Ravanna was not affected by the blows. Ravana deeply wounded Jatayu ‚ and was able to run away with Sita. Jatayu was dying but “with an effort of will‚ kept himself alive until Rama and Lakshmana‚ searching for Sita‚ came that way. With his dying breath‚ Jatayu
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allowed no freedom. Though Penelope and Sita are stuck in the roles that their respective societies bound them by‚ they are able to manipulate those roles to help influence the men that lord over them‚ thus bending the value of obedience within their respective cultures. Because both of these
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The stories of Rama‚ and the short stories by Leo Tolstoy offer moral teachings to their audience‚ but from two different points of moral models. Ramayana portrays the romanized parts of mankind ‚ while the writings of Leo Tolstoy emphasizes the harshness of life. Each difference is depicted in the characters Sita (from Ramayana)‚ showing devotion and patience‚ and Ivan Ilych (from “The Death of Ivan Ilych)‚ that shows pessimism and following the standards of society‚ each character representing
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