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. For this story has been a legendary epic that many generations of the Hindu culture have been modeling their society after, for over two thousand years. It ... , 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. Rama is indeed ...

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... is their values, which can be reflected in their notions of what makes a hero. An example of this would be to compare The Odyssey by Homer to The Ramayana by Valmiki. The Odyssey cannot be accurately dated and is attributed to the poet Homer who lived in an area of Asia Minor that was settled by Greek colonists. It was originally intended for oral recitation ... also see that he lies readily and is quick to disbelieve his wife's loyalty. There is much emphasis throughout the poem of Odysseus's physical strength and appearance. There is also emphasis of his quick wit and smooth tongue. T...

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... of karma. Well developed Hindu thought is marked by ascetism aimed at breaking the cycle of attachment to the world, which is viewed as impermanent and illusory. There are many sacred books in Hinduism. These include the Rig Vedas (possibly the oldest sacred writings), the Puranas, and the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The teachings of the Vedas existed centuries before they were actually written down, and contain a mixture of philosophical ... diaglogues, ritual and theology, and prayers and hymns. The Puranas are long verse stories that contain many important Hindu stories about gods ...

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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 man in the eyes of the Indian people. The main reason Rama lived his entire life in this extraordinary manner was because ... . Later he was an ideal husband to his faithful wife, Sita, and then finally a loyal ruler to his people of Aydohya. The first example of his obedience and respect is displayed ...

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... receive more equality, it would only improve society. According to Wollstonecraft's tyranny of man, have been bought forward to prove, that the two sexes, in the acquirement of virtue, ought to aim at attaining a very different character; or, to speak explicitly, women are not allowed to ... from a purely Hindu family where we were always taught to regard ourselves as beings who we were eventually to be married off, have children, serve the husband for numbers of decades. Other than this I found that there were a lot of things which really oppressed women, such as, If a ... to analyze th...

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... . Hindu scriptures are written in Sanskrit, which is the ancient language of India. There is the Upanishads, which are later groups of writings that reflect a decline in the importance of the sacrificial rituals. The Puranas show another stage of Hinduism. These books are mythological epics describing the exploits of Vishnu or Shiva. Lastly there is the Ramayana that is one of the two great epics. It was a popular folk ... story before it was written down as a Sanskrit text. It tells the story of King Rama, who was another ... famous avatar of Krishna. In Buddhism the writings fall into...

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... . These are then divided into smaller sections within the parts. The Vedas contain history, "rules," and rituals that the Hindus know and live by. Along with the Vedas there are other books containing scripture that they hold very highly, ex. The Ramayana, Tirukural, Tirmuantiram, The Upanishads (a philosophical treatise portion of the Vedas.) There is also the Agamas, which is considered equal to the Vedas. Most people tend to think that ... the Hindus believe that your soul is reincarnated into another human body forever. This is not true. The reincarnation involves karma. Karma, often...

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