Rama | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 15/12/2018

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Rama


00:01:54 1 Etymology and nomenclature
00:04:57 2 Legends
00:05:37 2.1 Birth
00:06:57 2.2 Youth, family and friends
00:08:52 2.3 Exile and war
00:11:01 2.4 Post-war rule and death
00:12:19 2.5 Inconsistencies
00:14:24 3 Dating
00:16:00 4 Iconography
00:16:45 5 Philosophy and symbolism
00:18:58 6 Literary sources
00:19:07 6.1 Ramayana
00:20:31 6.2 Adhyatma Ramayana
00:21:37 6.3 Ramacharitmanas
00:23:16 6.4 Yoga Vasistha
00:24:59 6.5 Other texts
00:26:56 7 Influence
00:28:04 7.1 Hinduism
00:28:12 7.1.1 Rama Navami
00:29:56 7.1.2 Ramlila and Dussehra
00:31:15 7.1.3 Diwali
00:32:02 7.1.4 Hindu arts in Southeast Asia
00:33:48 7.2 Jainism
00:35:43 7.3 Buddhism
00:36:55 7.4 Sikhism
00:37:22 8 Worship and temples
00:39:47 9 See also



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Rama or Ram (; Sanskrit: राम, IAST: Rāma), also known as Ramachandra, is the name of "Shuddh Brahm" who took avatar in Treta Yuga. He is the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu, one of his most popular incarnations along with Krishna and Gautama Buddha. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Being.Rama was born to Kaushalya and Dasharatha in Ayodhya, the ruler of the Kingdom of Kosala. His siblings included Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna. He married Sita. Though born in a royal family, their life is described in the Hindu texts as one challenged by unexpected changes such as an exile into impoverished and difficult circumstances, ethical questions and moral dilemmas. Of all their travails, the most notable is the kidnapping of Sita by demon-king Ravana, followed by the determined and epic efforts of Rama and Lakshmana to gain her freedom and destroy the evil Ravana against great odds. The entire life story of Rama, Sita and their companions allegorically discusses duties, rights and social responsibilities of an individual. It illustrates dharma and dharmic living through model characters.Rama is especially important to Vaishnavism. He is the central figure of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana, a text historically popular in the South Asian and Southeast Asian cultures. His ancient legends have attracted bhasya (commentaries) and extensive secondary literature and inspired performance arts. Two such texts, for example, are the Adhyatma Ramayana – a spiritual and theological treatise considered foundational by Ramanandi monasteries, and the Ramcharitmanas – a popular treatise that inspires thousands of Ramlila festival performances during autumn every year in India.Rama legends are also found in the texts of Jainism and Buddhism, though he is sometimes called Pauma or Padma in these texts, and their details vary significantly from the Hindu versions.