Week 13EC: Wikipedia Trails
Rama
In this Wikipedia page, I discovered that Rama's life story is full of symbolism. In many Indian texts, his purpose is to represent, conceptualize, and comprehend the world and the nature of life. His story differs from western religious epics in that he is a divine human, a mortal god, incorporating both into the exemplar who transcends both humans and gods.
Rama Navami
This is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of lord Rama. This is important because Rama is important to the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism as the seventh avatar of Vishnu. The festival celebrates the descent of god Vishnu as Rama avatar, through his birth to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya in Ayodhya.
Dasharatha
He is the descendant of the Raghuvanshalkshvaku-Suryavansha dynasty and the Maharaja of Ayodhya. He is the son of Aja and Indumati. He had three wives Kausalya, Kaikeyi, and Sumitra. With his wife Sumitra, they had Rama the 7 incarnations of Vishnu.
Sumitra
She is the third wife of King Dasharatha. She is the mother of twins Lakshmana and Shatrughna. She comes from the ancient kingdom of Kashi. She is also considered the wisest amongst the wives of Dasaratha. She is the one who encouraged Lakshmana to accompany Rama and serve him during his exile.
In this Wikipedia page, I discovered that Rama's life story is full of symbolism. In many Indian texts, his purpose is to represent, conceptualize, and comprehend the world and the nature of life. His story differs from western religious epics in that he is a divine human, a mortal god, incorporating both into the exemplar who transcends both humans and gods.
Rama Navami
This is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of lord Rama. This is important because Rama is important to the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism as the seventh avatar of Vishnu. The festival celebrates the descent of god Vishnu as Rama avatar, through his birth to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya in Ayodhya.
Dasharatha
He is the descendant of the Raghuvanshalkshvaku-Suryavansha dynasty and the Maharaja of Ayodhya. He is the son of Aja and Indumati. He had three wives Kausalya, Kaikeyi, and Sumitra. With his wife Sumitra, they had Rama the 7 incarnations of Vishnu.
Sumitra
She is the third wife of King Dasharatha. She is the mother of twins Lakshmana and Shatrughna. She comes from the ancient kingdom of Kashi. She is also considered the wisest amongst the wives of Dasaratha. She is the one who encouraged Lakshmana to accompany Rama and serve him during his exile.
(Lord Rama with arrows: Wikimedia Commons)
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