Rama is the seventh and one of the most popular avatars of Vishnu.
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Rama is said to have been born to Kaushalya and Dasharatha in Ayodhya, the ruler of the Kingdom of Kosala.
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The word Rama appears in ancient literature in reverential terms for three individuals:.
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Name Rama appears repeatedly in Hindu texts, for many different scholars and kings in mythical stories.
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In some Advaita Vedanta inspired texts, Rama connotes the metaphysical concept of Supreme Brahman who is the eternally blissful spiritual Self in whom yogis delight nondualistically.
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Root of the word Rama is ram- which means "stop, stand still, rest, rejoice, be pleased".
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Rama is portrayed as a polite, self-controlled, virtuous youth always ready to help others.
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Rama's education included the Vedas, the Vedangas as well as the martial arts.
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Rama understood her devotion and ate all the half-eaten bers given by her.
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The region has numerous Rama temples and is an important Vaishnava pilgrimage site.
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The texts describe nearby hermitages of Vedic rishis such as Atri, and that Rama roamed through forests, lived a humble simple life, provided protection and relief to ascetics in the forest being harassed and persecuted by demons, as they stayed at different ashrams.
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Rama responds to public gossip by renouncing his wife and asking her to undergo a test before Agni.
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Rama's legends vary significantly by the region and across manuscripts.
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In some Hindu texts, Rama is stated to have lived in the Treta Yuga that their authors estimate existed before about 5, 000 BCE.
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Rama has broad shoulders, mighty arms, a conch-shaped neck, a charming countenance, and coppery eyes;.
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Rama has his clavicle concealed and is known by the people as Rama.
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Rama has a voice like the sound of a kettledrum and glossy skin,.
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Rama is shown black, blue or dark color, typically wearing reddish color clothes.
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Rama's life is more complex than the Western template for the battle between the good and the evil, where there is a clear distinction between immortal powerful gods or heroes and mortal struggling humans.
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Rama had within him all the desirable virtues that any individual would seek to aspire, and he fulfils all his moral obligations.
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Rama is considered a maryada purushottama or the best of upholders of Dharma.
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The views of Rama combine "reason with emotions" to create a "thinking hearts" approach.
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Third, Rama's life combines the ethics with the aesthetics of living.
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Rama's story has had a major socio-cultural and inspirational influence across South Asia and Southeast Asia.
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Rama Navami is a spring festival that celebrates the birthday of Rama.
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In Jainism, the earliest known version of Rama story is variously dated from the 1st to 5th century CE.
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Rama, Lakshmana and evil Ravana are the eighth triad, with Rama being the reborn Baladeva, and Lakshmana as the reborn Vasudeva.
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Rama is described to have lived long before the 22nd Jain Tirthankara called Neminatha.
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Towards the end of his life, Rama becomes a Jaina monk then successfully attains siddha followed by moksha.
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Rama is mentioned as one of twenty four divine incarnations of Vishnu in the Chaubis Avtar, a composition in Dasam Granth traditionally and historically attributed to Guru Gobind Singh.
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The name of Rama is mentioned more than 2, 500 times in the Guru Granth Sahib and is considered as avatar along with the Krishna.
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Rama is a revered Vaishanava deity, one who is worshipped privately at home or in temples.
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Temples dedicated to Rama are found all over India and in places where Indian migrant communities have resided.
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In most temples, the iconography of Rama is accompanied by that of his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana.
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Hindu temples dedicated to Rama were built by early 5th century, according to copper plate inscription evidence, but these have not survived.
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The oldest surviving Rama temple is near Raipur, called the Rajiva-locana temple at Rajim near the Mahanadi river.
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Rama has been depicted in many films, television shows and plays.
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