Rama- From Ramayana
...incarnation of Vishnu. For other uses, see Rama (disambiguation) and Ramachandra (disambiguation).
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|Rama |
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|Lord Rama (center) with wife Sita, brother Lakshmana (with fan) |
|and devotee, Hanuman (far left). |
|Devanagari |राम |
|Affiliation |Avatar of Vishnu |
|Abode |Ayodhya |
|Weapon |The Bow Kodanda |
|Consort |Sita |
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Rama (IAST: rāma, Devanāgarī: राम, Khmer: ព'''រះរាម, Thai: พระราม, Lao: Phra Lam, Tagalog: Rajah Bantugan) or Ramachandra was a legendary king of Ayodhya in ancient India. In Hinduism,[1] he is considered to be an avatar of Vishnu[2] and a lila-avatara as described in the Bhagavata Purana.[3]
Rama is one of the more popular figures and deities in Vaishnavism and Vaishnava religious scriptures in South and Southeast Asia.[4] The majority of details concerning Rama come from the Ramayana, one of the two great epics of India.[5] Born as the eldest son of Kaushalya and Dasharatha, king of Ayodhya, Rama is referred to within Hinduism as Maryada Purushottama,[6] literally the Perfect Man or Lord of Restrictions.[7] Rama is the husband of Sita, who Hindus consider to be an Avatar of Lakshmi and the embodiment of perfect womanhood.[6][8]
Rama's life and journey is one of perfect adherence to dharma despite harsh tests of life and time. For the...
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