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So how did Indian history become myth?
So how did Indian history become myth?
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Tamil Sangam literature (200 BCE-200 CE) refer to Ram frequently, comparing various situations to his life. Various inscriptions by Tamil rulers refer to Ram n Nala setu with pride. Al-Beruni also says Ram built dyke (setu) to Lanka. Only a mortal could have done that.
Tamil Sangam literature (200 BCE-200 CE) refer to Ram frequently, comparing various situations to his life. Various inscriptions by Tamil rulers refer to Ram n Nala setu with pride. Al-Beruni also says Ram built dyke (setu) to Lanka. Only a mortal could have done that.
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Did Ram exist? Yes, I am quite sure he did. His life was a fact; divinity is a matter of faith. To doubt existence of Ram is to doubt all literature. There is no archaeological or epigraphic evidence for Jesus or Muhammad, who are known only from Bible n Quran, respectively.
Did Ram exist? Yes, I am quite sure he did. His life was a fact; divinity is a matter of faith. To doubt existence of Ram is to doubt all literature. There is no archaeological or epigraphic evidence for Jesus or Muhammad, who are known only from Bible n Quran, respectively.
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Does it mean they didn't exist? If Ram performs miracles, such as liberating Ahalya, Biblical story of Jesus walking on water or Quranic tale of Muhammad flying to heaven on a horse are equally miraculous. Such stories reinforce divinity, not fact.
Does it mean they didn't exist? If Ram performs miracles, such as liberating Ahalya, Biblical story of Jesus walking on water or Quranic tale of Muhammad flying to heaven on a horse are equally miraculous. Such stories reinforce divinity, not fact.
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Ram’s memory lives on b/c of his extraord life n persona, n his reign, which was obviously a period of great peace n prosperity, making ‘Rama Rajya’ a reference point.
Ram’s memory lives on b/c of his extraord life n persona, n his reign, which was obviously a period of great peace n prosperity, making ‘Rama Rajya’ a reference point.
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People only remember the very good or the very bad. And they only deify the best. It is appropriate that a temple to commemorate the life of this extraordinary king of ancient India will come up soon.
- Nanditha Krishna
People only remember the very good or the very bad. And they only deify the best. It is appropriate that a temple to commemorate the life of this extraordinary king of ancient India will come up soon.
- Nanditha Krishna
