Râma

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Rāma ( राम in Devanāgarī) is a true or mythical king of the ancient India, whose heroic life and exploits are reported in the Râmâyana, one of both major epopee S of the India, written in Sanskrit. Astronomical data extracted the poem epic would make it possible to roughly date its reign with the tradition hindouist claims that it would have brought happiness and peace during the Trêta-Yuga.

Râmayana was fixed in writing several tens of centuries after the supposed reign of Râma, probably around the beginning of the Christian era. However, the Hindu excessively pious people accept Râmayana like a faithful report of the life of historical Râma.

In the Hindouisme, Râma is regarded as the seventh misadventure of the god Vishnou. It is the image of the perfect man and is adored as well as his companion Hanuman, incarnated fidelity, the god-monkey which helps it in its adventures.

Râma is the prince of Ayodhyâ, wire of Dasharatha and Kaushalyâ. His/her mother-in-law, the second wife of her father, Kaikeyî persuades the king to give the throne to her own Bhârata son and to exile Râma during fourteen years. Râma, his wife and her Lakshmana brother find refuge in the Forêt. During this exile, his wife Sîtâ, the girl of king Janaka de Videha, is removed by the demon Râvana, the king of the Raksha S on Lankâ, generally identified like current the Sri Lanka, but that certain authors as Louis Frederic place rather on one of the group of seven islands - perhaps the Heptanesia of Ptolémée - which are at the origin of the town of Mumbai. Râma, with the assistance of Hanumân, built a bridge between India and the island of Ceylon, saves Sîtâ, kills Râvana and becomes king d' Ayodhyâ.

Râma also kills Vali, the king-monkey of Kishkindhya. It is protected during its adventures by Agastya, and also saves Ahalya after it is transformed into stone by her husband to have had an adventure with Indra.

These last years, the worship of Râma became very dependant with the Hindu nationalism. Râma is regarded as a model of devotion to the system of the Caste S and to the rules of the Dharma, and as an active adversary of those which want to destroy them.

Representation or Mûrti

One finds the representation of Râma in the Râma-Pûrva-Tâpinî-Upanishad (4,7-10), quoted by Daniélou:

“Râma is represented with Nature, his wife, at her sides. It is of dark color, vêtu of a yellow veil. Its hair is fixed in chignon. It has two arms, carries two large rings of ears and an invaluable collar. It seems to trust, holding its arc and smiling. : On its left knee sat the cause of the Universe, paramount energy called the Cold one (Sâtî). It with the glare of pale gold. Its two arms are covered with celestial jewels. It holds in its hand a lotus. Râma appears strong and beautiful. Behind him one sees his Lakshamana brother who is pale gold color. It holds an arc and few arrows. The three form a triangle. ”

Epithets and local names of Râma

Râma is also called Râmaiyâ , Dasharatha-Râma , Sîtâpati , Koshalendra , Raghupati , etc It is Phra Lam in Laotian and Thai, Khmer Ream in .

Others

According to Daniélou, the name - “Charming” - and searches it of his wife locked up in a remote fortress, kept by a demon, fact of the epic of Râma the origin of the character of the “Prince charming” of the Western legends.

The supposed place of the birth of Râma with Ayodhyâ, where a temple destroyed to build the mosque of Bâbur is a source of intercommunity conflicts in India would have been.

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