Lord Rama

 

Lord Rama

 

Agudengba said to the donkey Mahu:

In India's most famous epic "Ramayana", Rama is both a prince in trouble and a hero who overcomes hardships. As the eldest son, he was supposed to inherit the throne, but due to a conspiracy by Rama's half-mother to make her son king, he was unfortunately exiled for 14 years. The only attendants who accompanied the tragic prince were his wife Sita and his younger brother Prince Lakshmana. In the forest, his wife Sita was kidnapped by the ten-headed demon king Ravana. Fortunately, with the help of the monkey Hanuman, he was eliminated. He rescued Sita from Rakshasa and returned to the capital to become king.

But then, Agudemba told the donkey Mahu the later mythological stories about Rama.

The seventh volume of Ramayana narrates Rama's final life in Ayodha. He listened to the rumors from his subjects, suspected that Sita had been unchaste in Ravana's palace for a long time, and abandoned her on the other side of the Ganges. The sage Ant Leech took Sita into his pure forest. When Rama was holding a horse sacrifice, Leech led Sita's two sons, Kusa and Ravana, and ordered them to sing "Ramayana" written by him. Rama learned that his second son was born to Sita and asked the ants to bring her back to prove his chastity. Sita proved her chastity in public. She appealed to Mother Earth for protection. The earth opened and Mother Earth came out and swallowed Sita. Husband and wife are destined to be united only in heaven.

Agudenba said:

In the ancient Indian drama "Biography of Rama" written by Bodhisattva, the story of Rama's divorce and reunion is told. The main story in the play is that Rama ascended the throne as queen, and the family priest asked him to put the country and the country first and obey the people. Rama agreed wholeheartedly, saying that he would give up even Sita for the sake of national power. When Lakshmana led Rama and Sita to see pictures depicting their past suffering lives, Sita became sleepy and fell asleep following Rama. At this time the servant came and told Rama that the people were dissatisfied because they suspected Sita of being unfaithful. So Ramaxi abandoned Sita, who was pregnant.

Twelve years later, in order to save the Brahmin children, Rama killed the untouchable monks at the place where they had suffered.

Sita met Rama invisibly and forgave him after knowing that Rama had no new love.

Rama wanted to hold a horse sacrifice after returning to the capital, and sent Lakshmana's son to escort the horse sacrifice to the place where Sita lived. One of Rama's sons refused to obey Rama and fought alone to escort the horse sacrifice army. After Rama arrived, Stop fighting.

Once, the sage of Yifeng asked the Rama brothers and all the visitors to watch the play of Rama divorcing his wife. After seeing this, Rama fainted and was revived by Sita. So the urban and rural residents accepted Sita, the pure queen, and Rama and his family were reunited.

Agudenba said:

As the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, the image of Rama only appears in the first and seventh volumes of Ramayana. This epic was last formed in oral tradition around the 3rd century AD. Some of the legends about Rama are recorded for the first time in the remaining volumes of the epic and in the Buddhist Tripitaka and the Jataka of the Ten Chariot Kings.

However, Buddhism, which is different from Hinduism, has another view of Rama.

In Buddhism, Rama later converted to Buddhism, became very pious, planted fields of blessings, and finally achieved the fruit of Arahant, becoming the 330th Reverend Yingzhen of the Five Hundred Arhats, also known as Rama Arahant. Become a real person supported by humans and heaven.

At this time Rama was just a mortal hero who dared to fight against gods. But since the 11th century, the worship of Rama has gradually become one of the two important worships in Hinduism. The other is the worship of Krishna. In North Indian Vaishnavism, Rama is regarded as the supreme god and the only incarnation of the all-encompassing Brahma.

At the beginning of the 15th century, Ramananda, the fifth generation disciple of Ramanuja, founded the Rama sect. This sect believed in Rama, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and his wife Sita, and worshiped Rama as the main god. The maternal brother Lakshman and the loyal servant the monkey god Hanuman are also particularly revered. This sect arose in the reform movement of Hindu pietism in the Middle Ages and had obvious reform tendencies in terms of doctrine and canons. Rama is one of the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu, symbolizing benevolence. This sect believes that if people express their faith and love for Rama, silently recite Rama's name, and bathe in divine grace, they can achieve liberation. It advocates that all people are equal before God and opposes idolatry and caste separation. This sect has attracted many lower-class people to participate. It should be believed that God and his worshipers are identical. God Vishnu can come down to earth to save the world in the form of a low-level identity - fish, pig, dwarf, etc., and his worshipers - humans can also appear in low-level castes. Regardless of caste, people are essentially equal. Many upper castes voluntarily gave up their special status to share brotherhood with other castes. Ramananda and his successors wrote numerous books and poems in Hindi and in the most popular form and style, which were widely circulated among the people. This sect is mainly popular in North India, especially in the upper reaches of the Ganges River. Its successors in the north include Tulsi Das and others.

Rama sects believe that as long as they believe in Rama and recite his name silently, they can be liberated. The worship of Rama is very popular among Indian people. In the center of Rama worship in India, there is the city of Oud, which is said to have been the capital of the Kingdom of Ayodha; in Bitul, it is said that Sita once lived here and gave birth to Kusha and Ravana; in Hindustan At the southernmost point is Rameshwaram, where it is said that Rama crossed the sea to Lanka. There is also Sita-Eliya of Sri Lanka. Legend has it that Sita was imprisoned here. Dussehra, which celebrates Rama's victory over the ten-headed demon king Ravana, is the grandest festival in Hinduism and is also called the Triumphal Festival. The ceremony is held for 10 days in total, from September to October.

Agudemba continued:

The legend about Rama spread from India to many countries in Asia. There are stories about Rama in Java, Malaya, Cambodia, Siam, Mongolia, and Tibet, China. At the same time, plots related to Rama's life and achievements are also widely reflected in the sculpture and painting art of East and Southeast Asian countries.

Agudemba sang a popular song in India called "The Legend of Rama":

 

In the epic of Ramayana

Rama is a prince in distress

Another great hero

you can overcome hardships

As the eldest son, you should have succeeded

Unfortunately, he was exiled for fourteen years

Your wife was kidnapped by the devil

Fortunately, the monkey god Hanuman came to help

Only then did he destroy Rakshasa and rescue Sita

Returned to the capital and became king

You always put the country and the country first

Obey the people and plant fields of blessing

Do you dare to fight against gods and ghosts?

You are a mortal hero

Rama is revered as the supreme god

It contains all the incarnations of Brahma

Rama later converted to Buddhism

Become a real person of Five Hundred Arhats

You are firmly against idol worship

You are also against caste separation

You symbolize kindness and justice

Advocates that all people are equal before God

If one expresses faith and love for Rama

will be bathed in divine grace

to gain relief and freedom

Rama is always in our hearts