The Ramayana is a huge poem that consists of nearly 50,000 lines. It tells the story of Ràma and his wife Sità. When Ràma was a young man he was a perfect son, and became a perfect husband. This story is supposed to take place in 1000 BCE. Ràma is a prince but is banished to the woods by his stepmother. When he comes back to his kingdom his wife is kidnapped by the King of Lanka. Ràma raises an army and gets his wife b

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. No language can be purer, none more chaste, none more beautiful, and at the same time simpler, than the language in which the great poet has depicted the life of Rama."

After reading all the summaries of these two great epics I have come to believe that they did and do reflect the Indian people’s religious and moral values. The stories show how if people fulfill their dharma they are rewarded. This was a major part of Indian society; especially before the caste system was changed. Women were considered lesser characters in some parts of these stories, and that reflected the Indian women’s actual roles in life. Many great thinkers from the sub-Asian region preach peace, and in both stories peace

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