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  2. Ramayana | Summary, Characters, Themes, & Facts | Britannica

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    Ramayana, shorter of the two great epic poems of India, the other being the Mahabharata (“Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty”). The Ramayana was composed in Sanskrit, probably not before 300 bce, by the poet Valmiki, according to widely accepted Hindu tradition.

  3. The Ramayana by R. K. Narayan Plot Summary - LitCharts

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    The Ramayana Summary. Dasaratha, king of Kosala, is childless and desperately wants a son to succeed him as king. He asks his mentor for help. His mentor remembers a vision in which the gods appealed to Vishnu to help them defeat Ravana, a demon who uses his powers for evil.

  4. The Ramayana Summary - GradeSaver

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    Born during an age when the demon Ravana terrorized the world, Rama is the virtuous, wise, and powerful prince of Ayohya. As a young man, he is able to accomplish what no other man has ever done: he lifts and strings the bow of Siva, and by so doing her earns the right to marry the beautiful Sita.

  5. Ramayana - Wikipedia

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    The Ramayana (/ r ɑː ˈ m ɑː j ə n ə /; [1] [2] Sanskrit: रामायणम्, romanized: Rāmāyaṇam [3]), also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics of Hinduism known as the Itihasas, the other ...

  6. The Ramayana Summary - eNotes.com

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    The Ramayana is a Hindu epic about the life of the legendary Prince Rama of Kosala. Rama and his wife Sita are exiled from Rama's homeland. While in exile, Rama battles...

  7. Ramayana - World History Encyclopedia

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    The Ramayana is an ancient Indian epic, composed some time in the 5th century BCE, about the exile and then return of Rama, prince of Ayodhya. It was composed in Sanskrit by the sage Valmiki, who taught it to Rama's sons, the twins Lava and Kush.

  8. The Ramayana: Summary by Stephen Knapp - Learn Religions

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    The Ramayana is the epic tale of Shri Rama, which teaches about ideology, devotion, duty, dharma and karma. The word 'Ramayana', literally means "the march (ayana) of Rama" in search of human values. Written by the great sage Valmiki, the Ramayana is referred to as the Adi Kavya or original epic.