The Ramayana is one of the great Indian epics traditionally attributed to the sage Valmiki. It is divided into seven books with 24,000 verses written around 200 BC. It explores the story of Rama, an avatar of Vishnu, who is exiled from his kingdom and must rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana. The epic explores themes of dharma, loyalty, good versus evil, and humility. It is set in locations like Ayodhya, Chitrakut, Lanka, and involves characters like Rama, Sita, Lakshman, Ravana, and Hanuman.

1. Krisha S. Asuncion
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2.  One of the great epics of India
 Said to have been written by the sage Valmiki
 Has 24,000 verses and is divided into seven books
 Some say it was written around 200 BC, or a period after the Vedic
Age
 Literally means: “ The Adventures of Rama”
 It explores human values and the concept of Dharma

3.  Kosala, Ayodhya
 Chitrakut
 The Kingdom of Janaka
(Mithila)
 Ashoka van
 Lanka

5.  Rama-reincarnation of Vishnu
-destined to defeat Ravana
-crown prince of Ayodhya
 Sita-Rama’s wife
 Dasaratha-king of Ayodhya
 Three Queens( Kaikeyi, Kausalya, Sumitra)
 Lakshman- the ever loyal brother of Rama
 Bharat- supposed to be king
 Mantara- Kaikeyi’s deceiving maid

6.  Vashishtha- the priest who advised Dasaratha to offer a sacrifice to
the gods in order to have sons.
 Vishwamitra- a friend of Dasaratha who takes Rama and
Lakshman to defeat the demon whose destroying the fire sacrifice.
He also trained Rama and Lakshman in fighting and gave them
weapons. He brought them to Janak, father of Sita and Rama lifts
the bow there and marries Sita.
 Sumantra-loyal counsellor of Dasaratha
 Ravana- a monster who ruled Lanka and abducted Sita
 Hanuman-leader of monkey tribe who helped Rama
 Shuurpankha- Ravana’s sister who likes Rama

7.  Good vs. Evil
 Loyalty
 Honor
 True to his word
 Humility

22.  It is inevitable to hurt the people around you or yourself when you
go for what is right
 One has always has a purpose in life.
 Being naïve and being too kind are both deadly.
 The Indians have many gods, they accept polygamy (for men)
 The Indians see things as black and white