Alexander Eisen 10.20.00 UGC 111 Essay #2 : Ramayana The epic of Ramayana and some of the Hindu virtues derived from it The poetic author, Valmiki, does not calls Rama "the perfect man" in his well known tale of Ramayana for no reason. ... As will be explored in this essay, from Ramayana, one can derive many of the virtues of the Hindu culture such as perfectionism, honesty, order, obedience and respect, and active asceticism. All these characteristics make a human being perfect and are achieved through the practice of dharma, as explicitly shown by the main character of Ramayana - Rama. ... R...

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All six traits are clearly portrayed in the story of Ramayana. ... Ramayana is a man and is next in line to be king of India. ... This results in the long-lasting and intense battle between Ravana and Ramayana. And when Ramayana finally wins the battle and Ravana is finally dead, Ramayana shows respect for him by making sure his body is properly taken care of. ... All these characteristics are well-illustrated in the epic of Ramayana. ...

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In the introduction to his translation of The Ramayana, R. ... Narayan writes, "It may sound hyperbolic, but I am prepared to state that every individual among the five hundred millions living in India is aware of the story of The Ramayana..." The Hindu psyche is filled with ideals installed in it by the lessons of The Ramayana, presented by motives, actions, and reactions. ... The Ramayana, which has had a decisive influence on Indian civilization, also contains underlying conflict concerning the illustrated society within the tale. ... The most iconic woman in The Ramayana is Sita...

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These temples solidify in stone, mortar, and pigment, the interpretation of the Ramayana by the civilizations responsible for their creation. ... The walls of the outer gallery bear a series of increasingly large horizontal registers depicting the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. ... Scenes from both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata are depicted on the walls that intersect the gopura structure. ... The carvings depicting the death of Valin from the Ramayana are some of the most popular on the walls of Angkor Wat. As we know from our previous knowledge of the Ramayana, Valin is the true ruler of the ...

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The Ramayana and Mahabharata are two of the most famous and influential pieces of literature in Indian history. ... The Ramayana is a huge poem that consists of nearly 50,000 lines. ... According to Swami Vivekananda at http://www.hindunet.org/ramayana/ "Rama, the ancient idol of the heroic ages, the embodiment of truth, of morality, the ideal son, the ideal husband, and above all, the ideal king, this Rama has been presented before us by the great sage Valmiki. ...

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In the Ramayana there are many characters that portray dharma. Dharma being the principle of proper behavior, many of the characters was faced with challenging dilemmas throughout the book. The King Dasaratha was presented with many decisions that would affect his staying true to the belief in dha...

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Ramayana Themes: Woman's Roles In the early patriarchal societies Men dominated over the Aryan societies. ... Similar, male dominated, ideals are found in the "Ramayana," by R.K. ... "The "Ramayana" commonly portrays women as weak-willed and emotional creatures and exulted wives who devoted themselves to their husbands." ...

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An example of this would be to compare The Odyssey by Homer to The Ramayana by Valmiki. ... The Ramayana of Valmiki was put into the written format around 550 B.C.E. during India's heroic age. ... The Ramayana bases its heroics on virtue and righteousness. ...

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The Smriti includes the two great Sanskrit epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana; the many SanskritPuranas, including 18 great Puranas and several dozen more subordinate Puranas; and the many Dharmashastras and Dharmasutras (textbooks on sacred law), of which the one attributed to the sage Manu is the most frequently cited. ... The Ramayana tells of the journey of Rama to recover his wife Sita after she is stolen by the demon Ravana. But these stories are embedded in a rich corpus of other tales and discourses on philosophy, law, geography, political science, and astronomy, so that the Mah...

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These include the Rig Vedas (possibly the oldest sacred writings), the Puranas, and the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. ... The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are epics which tell stories about mortals, gods and demons in conflict. ... There are many festivals, of which the main ones are: Mahashivaratri celebrating Shiva (February - March); Holi, the harvest festival in honour of love and of Krishna (March - April); and Divali,celebrating the New Yar and R...

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From the Ramayana one can derive many virtues of the Hindu culture such as perfectionism, honesty, order, obedience, and respect. All of these characteristics make a human being perfect and are achieved through the practice of dharma as shown by the main character, Rama. Rama is indeed a perfect m...

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There are two great epics of Hinduism, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The Ramayana-describes the story of Rama-an incarnation of Vishnu-who takes birth among humans in order to fight against evil forces and establish dharma(peace) in the world. ... Unlike the Ramayana, the protagonists of the Mahabarata often make mistakes, question what is right course of action, and regret wrong decisions. ...

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Thailand Thai puppetry includes both the two-dimensional puppets which are presented in shadow play both in front of and behind a brightly lit muslin screen, known by the genre name of shadow puppets, and three-dimensional figure puppets in stage settings. The shadow play figures are collectively ...

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Hinduism, or "Sanatan Dharma"-which means eternal religion is the dominant religion in India. Also known as the oldest religion, Hinduism is said to begun about 4000 B.C. in the Indus Valley Region; Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. The first traceable roots of Hinduism are believed to lie with the invadin...

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The epics Ramayana and Mahabharata with their dialogue oriented poetic structures, the tradition of recitation by a whole class of reciters, have enriched Indian performance tradition and have given the country a distinctive performative culture. ...

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Most religious scriptures such as the Holy Bible, Quran and Ramayana have staunch views against prostitution. The Ramayana further states that unethical acts such as prostitution are considered against the Dharma and Karma of Hindus thus this basically forms my conclusion on prostitution and these views could be considered as relativism as well. ...

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Hinduism Hindu philosophy and religion, also known as Sanatana Dharma, has a very different way of interpreting the world we live in compared to that of western faiths. With no founding father or moment of conception, it is thought to be the eternal religion. It is one of the world's oldest relig...

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On the same note, the epic story of The Ramayana of Valmiki, Rama showed acts of selfless-service by protecting his counterpart in life Sita during the attack of the crow and saving her from the abduction of the evil king Ravana. ...

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China and India Both the ancient Chinese and the ancient Indian cultures were patriarchal. Women were subordinate to men and children answered to their parents, but mainly their father. Both cultures followed a type of class system with a chance for social mobility, although both class systems d...

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First subject that I would like to touch upon is the origin of these two religions. Hinduism is a religion that is followed by more than 650 million people in India and 100 million in the rest of the world. The word 'Hindu' was the name that was given to the people who lived east of the river Indus;...

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In ancient India women enjoyed equal status with man in all fields of life, she received the same education like man, many Hindu religious books like Vedas, Upanishads, Ramayana, Mahabharata have mentioned the names of several women who were great scholars, poets, philosophers of the time. ...

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Hinduism is also known as "Suntan Dharma" to Hindus. The original language language of India is Sanskrit. In this language "Sanatana" means Everlasting and "Dharma" , by a crude translation means Religion. The Everlasting Religion, Hinduism was founded, exists and flourishes in India. ...

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In this essay my goal is to compare and contrast the origin, the writings, the rituals or festivals, and present day practices of two religions: Hinduism and Buddhism. I am neither of these religions so this assignment is going to give me the opportunity to learn about both these religions. I don'...

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Hinduism is an ancient religion of people looking for explanations for the things that are beyond human power. Hinduism has many gods/goddess, scriptures that they hold to be true, rules they live by, belief in an afterlife, and rituals they perform whenever the time is right. Hindus follow the re...

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