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    Ramayana

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    Ram is the 7th incarnation of Vishnu and the central figure of the Ramayana (Ramayan) epic. The Ramayan is the very soul of India. It is a complete guide to God-realization‚ the path to which lies in righteousness. The ideals of man are beautifully portrayed in it. Everyone should emulate those ideals and grow into ideal human beings and ideal citizens. Ram took birth to free the earth from the cruelty and sins of the demon King Ravana (Ravan). Ravana had practiced austerities in order to propitiate

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    This "telling" of 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

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    Ramayana

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    In the Ramayana by Valmiki each character was unique in there own way which made the story interesting. Rama‚ Sita‚ and Ravana each were connected and had there tie in with each other. Each had there own unique tragic flaw that lead to there own unique conflict. Rama’s tragic flaw was that he is loyal and that lead to his human vs self conflict. Sita’s tragic flaw is that she is too naive and that leads to her human vs human conflict. Last but not least Ravana’s tragic flaw is that he is cocky and

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    History of Ramayana

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    Historical Background of Ramayana Ramayana is true‚ if you have read it you can easily make out that it just can’t be a mere work of imagination. All the incidents‚ places and events seems natural. Nothing seems to be false. When britishers captured India some 150 yrs. ago‚ they rumoured it to be false and then some britishers who didn’t had any firm Hindu background just declared it to be a myth. Conclusion: IT IS TRUE Religions Background of Ramayana Hindu religious literature is the large

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    Love Is All You Need Love…..Love is one of the driving forces behind humanity‚ an emotion that transcends time and cultures. It’s no wonder that love is a theme often repeated in our literary works‚ such as The Odyssey and The Ramayana of Valmiki. The Odyssey and The Ramayana of Valmiki are two of the world’s earliest works of literature‚ so old in fact‚ they started out as oral traditions. These two epics have much in common‚ despite the fact that there is a thousand years of history and thousands

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    Parts of Ramayana

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    RAMAYANA The writers of ramayana were Valmiki ‚ Kamban and Tulsidas. Valmiki’s real name was Ratnakar who was a robber first n then by an incident with the great sage made him turn to a wonderful poet well known named as VALMIKI who wrote the great epic RAMAYANA. Ramayana has about 25‚000 slokas. In Ramayana lord VISHNU recarnated to RAMA and the Vedas recarnated as RAMAYANA. The 7 parts of Ramayana are: 1. Bala kanda 2. Ayodhya kanda 3. Aranya kanda 4. Kiskinda kanda

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    Ramayana and the Illiad

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    Professor November 22‚ 2011 Second Writing Assignment Ramayana and the Iliad are two important literature pieces from Greece and India‚ both plays are set in time when Gods were known to make appearance on normal basis. The plays are main characters are Achilles and Ram‚ Achilles is a demi god and Ram is an incarnation of God Vishnu. In the Iliad‚ Achilles is an arrogant warrior who goes to war to claim glory and fame. In the Ramayana‚ Ram is a prince who is exiled to the forest. So what is

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    Gilgamesh and Ramayana

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    tradition. Though it is unrealistic to believe that these men truly fought against divine beings‚ their stories played a role in the ancient world‚ which was the beginning of the formation of society and civilization. The epics of “Gilgamesh” and “The Ramayana of Valmiki” both served their societies as an outline of a moral code‚ defined the role of a hero‚ and instilled the belief of the fallibility of man‚ no matter how great. One of the defining characteristics of a society is the possession of rules

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    Ramayana Analysis

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    Pro xxxxx xxxxx ENGL xxxxx 5 November‚ 2010 The Ideal Individual in the Classic Age of India The Classic Age of India was an era where the values of society were based on the religious duty of one man and the purity of a woman. In "the Ramayana of Valmiki” ‚ Rama and Sita are portrayed as individuals with ideal characteristics and ethical behavior in the view of the Indian culture. Rama is considered a reincarnation of divinity and a man of solemn duty; Sita is the symbol of obedience and

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    Analysis of the Ramayana

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    Analysis of the Ramayana The West as usual has a culturally biased view and tends to label non-western scriptures as mythical while its zealots swear fealty to the literal truth of the Bible. In fairness‚ it subjects its own ancient books to independent verification by acceptable standards‚ but devotes more time‚ intellectual effort and talent to the biased purpose. The archeological efforts by Schliemann at Troy and Rawlinson at Beheshtun lend credence to parts of the Iliad and the biblical

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