Download or read book Ramayana in Lanka written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ravana King of Lanka written by M. S. Purnalingam Pillai and published by Asian Educational Services. This book was released on 1993 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Ramayana in Sri Lanka written by StoryBuddiesPlay and published by StoryBuddiesPlay. This book was released on 2024-04-15 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unveiling the Ramayana's Enduring Legacy in Sri Lanka: A Journey Through Culture, Tradition, and Modernity Embark on a captivating exploration of the Ramayana's profound influence on Sri Lanka. Delve deeper than the epic tale itself and discover a vibrant tapestry of traditions, interpretations, and artistic expressions that have shaped Sri Lankan culture for centuries. Unveiling Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes: This journey will guide you through Sri Lanka's sacred landscape, where ancient sites associated with Rama, Sita, Hanuman, and Ravana come alive. Explore revered pilgrimage destinations like Sitawaka (believed to be Sita's captivity), Hanuman's landing points, and the legendary battlefields. Witness the rituals and traditions observed by pilgrims, seeking blessings and connecting with the epic's timeless messages. Beyond the Epic: Local Interpretations and Unique Perspectives: Sri Lanka doesn't merely echo the Ramayana; it has actively reinterpreted it. Discover how local heroes are woven into the narrative, how characters like Ravana may be portrayed with a touch of complexity, and how specific events resonate deeply with Sri Lankan cultural values. Explore how the Ramayana has been adapted in Sri Lankan texts like the "Mahavamsa" and lesser-known narratives like "Janakiharana Kavya," offering a unique window into Sri Lankan perspectives. A Living Legacy: Artistic Expressions and Modern Adaptations: Witness the Ramayana come alive through Sri Lanka's vibrant artistic traditions. Witness captivating dance dramas like Kandyan dance, where intricate movements and vibrant costumes bring the epic to life. Immerse yourself in the soulful melodies of devotional songs ("bhakthi gee") that narrate key events and resonate with emotional depth. Explore stunning temple murals and sculptures depicting scenes from the epic, leaving a lasting visual impression. The Ramayana's Influence in Everyday Life: The Ramayana's influence extends far beyond the realm of temples and performances. Discover how proverbs and sayings draw inspiration from the epic, shaping social values and moral codes. Explore how place names and naming conventions reflect the impact of the Ramayana narrative. Witness how the epic's emphasis on dharma (righteousness), karma (consequences of actions), and bhakti (devotion) continues to shape Sri Lankan society. A Bridge Between Nations: Shared Legacy with India: Uncover how the Ramayana serves as a powerful bridge between Sri Lanka and India. Explore pilgrimage routes that connect sacred sites across both nations, fostering cultural exchange and a sense of shared religious heritage. Witness artistic collaborations and performances based on the Ramayana that further strengthen the cultural bond between these two South Asian countries. A Story for the Future: Modern Adaptations and Global Reach: The Ramayana's journey in Sri Lanka is not a story frozen in time. Explore how contemporary artists are reimagining the epic for a new age. Delve into modern literary retellings, captivating films, and innovative graphic novels that breathe new life into the narrative. Discover how digital media allows for interactive storytelling, animated adaptations, and even video game interpretations, reaching a wider audience and ensuring the Ramayana's continued relevance in the digital age. Unveiling the Ramayana's legacy in Sri Lanka is more than just exploring an epic tale. It's a journey into a vibrant culture, where tradition thrives alongside modern interpretations, ensuring the Ramayana's enduring impact for generations to come.

Download or read book Lanka and the Ramayana written by N. Somakandhan and published by . This book was released on 1996* with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book From Lanka Eastwards written by Andrea Acri and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kakawin Ramayana, arguably the oldest Old Javanese epic text in Indic metres (circa 9th century AD), holds a unique position in the literary heritage of Indonesia. The poem has retained a remarkable vitality through the centuries in the Archipelago, inspiring many forms of artistic expression not only in the domain of literature but also in the visual and performing arts, from the reliefs of the majestic Central Javanese temples to modern puppet-show performances. Displaying a virtuoso array of metrical patterns, the Kakawin Ramayana is among the very few Old Javanese texts for which a specific Sanskrit prototype has been identified, namely the difficult poem Bhattikavya (circa 7th century AD), itself a version of the great Ramayana epic ascribed to Valmiki (circa 6th–1st century BC). The Old Javanese poem is an original and skillful work of re-elaboration that documents a fascinating interaction between cultural elements of the Sanskritic tradition with those indigenous to the Javanese setting. The studies included in this volume, written by experts in a wide range of disciplines, focus on disparate aspects of the Kakawin Ramayana and the constellation of cultural phenomena revolving around it, providing the reader with a key to the understanding of the rich Old Javanese textual heritage and the transcultural intellectual dynamics that contributed to shaping the cultural heritage of Indonesia up to the present. With contributions from Andrea Acri, Helen Creese, Arlo Griffiths, Thomas Hunter, Roy Jordaan, Lydia Kieven, Cecelia Levin, Wesley Michel, Stuart Robson and Adrian Vickers, this book is the result of a workshop held at the KITLV branch in Jakarta on May 26th–28th 2009 and supported by the Australia-Netherlands Research Collaboration, the École Française d’Extrême-Orient, and the Stichting J. Gonda Fonds.

Download or read book Ravana King of Lanka written by Mirando Obeysekere and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Janakiharana of Kumaradasa written by C. R. Swaminathan and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janakiharana of Kumaradasa is the first Sanskrit Mahakavya, so far as the extant literature goes, to deal solely with the whole of the Ramayana-story. Its further interest is that it was produced in Ceylon, showing thereby the wider world over which Sanskrit had its sway. After manuscripts of the full text of the poem in twenty cantos had to come to light in South India, what is now presented was the first systematic and critical study to be undertaken to the author and the text and its position vis-a-vis other Mahakavyas. In addition to the above study and the critical edition of the cantos which were at that time unpublished, the book offers an examination of the large number of extra-verses found in some MSS of the text and showing them as interpolations.

Download or read book Lanka s Princess written by Kavita Kané and published by Rupa Publications India Pvt Limited. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surpanakha, Ravan's famous sister. Ugly and untamed, brutal and brazen-this is often how she is commonly perceived. One whose nose was sliced off by an angry Lakshman and the one who started a war. But was she really just a perpetrator of war? Or was she a victim? Was she 'Lanka's princess'? Or was she the reason behind its destruction? Surpanakha, which means the woman 'as hard as nails', was born as Meenakshi-the one with beautiful, fish-shaped eyes. She is often the most misunderstood character in the Ramayana. Growing up in the shadows of her brothers, who were destined to win wars, fame and prestige, she, instead, charted out a path filled with misery and revenge. Accused of manipulating events between Ram and Ravan, which culminated into a bloody war and annihilation of her family, Kavita Kané's Lanka's Princess makes us see the familiar events unfold from the eyes of a woman more hated than hateful...

Download or read book Debunking Mythology written by Aditya Satsangi and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-25 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From all Vedas, we have to know Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The author,"Aditya Satsangi", is the inventor and the copyright owner of the term 'SATTOLOGY'. Sat means truth, Myth means untruth. So, Sattology is the exact antonym of Mythology.All Vedic or Dharmic Scriptures are referred to as Mythology by most residents of Western, and Middle-Eastern countries. This book removes that doubt through a series of articles and is also a political commentary on many current happenings in the world. The reader will generate love and faith in Vedic Literatures as the original thought process of humanity. This book is dedicated to all Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Ex Muslims, Dharmic Muslims, and any person who has respect for Dharma. My book is dedicated to great people of Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, CIS States, China, Mongolia, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Polynesian Countries, Fiji, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, USA and to many other countries where Dharmic people live.Hinduism, Hindutva, Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, Jainism, Sikhism are eternally tied together as pearls of Sanatana Dharma. Sanatana Dharma is the common thread of all these faiths. Dharma is the largest faith of the planet with almost 5 Billion people on the planet. More and more people are joining he Dharma Revolution. Any logical and reasonable brain is a Dharmic brain on the planet.Western historians dismissed the history of their colonies as mythology while upholding their fake histories. Now, the colonies have risen and are claiming their respect and recognition. The first step is to Debunk all Mythology tag. Histories have to be re-written because the facts are now screaming against the tyranny of colonialists. In the series of 10 articles, the author has presented a a thought process which present Dharmic commentary on current happenings. The reader will get hooked on to the contents and the book will invigorate the mind of the reader to demand more. If this books suceeds in invigorating the thought process of intellectual mind in questioning the current history, then author considers himself a success.Current history of the world is written by colonialists, who wanted to suppress the thought process of natives. This book will give renewed confidence in 'Sattology'.

Download or read book Ramayana written by Valmiki and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rama, the crown prince of the City of Ayodhya, is a model son and warrior. He is sent by his father the king to rescue a sage from persecution by demons, but must first kill a fearsome ogress. That done, he drives out the demons, restores peace, and attends a tournament in the neighboring city of Mithila; here he bends the bow that no other warrior can handle, winning the prize and the hand of Sita, the princess of Mithila.Valm'ki's Ramßyana is one of the two great national epics of India, the source revered throughout South Asia as the original account of the career of Rama, ideal man and incarnation of the great god Vishnu. The first book, "Boyhood," introduces the young hero Rama and sets the scene for the adventures ahead. It begins with a fascinating excursus on the origins and function of poetry itself.For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org

Download or read book Half Gods written by Akil Kumarasamy and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Following the fractured origins and destines of two brothers named after demigods from the ancient epic the Mahabharata, we meet a family struggling with the reverberations of the past in their lives. These ten interlinked stories redraw the map of our world in surprising ways: following an act of violence, a baby girl is renamed after a Hindu goddess but raised as a Muslim; a lonely butcher from Angola finds solace in a family of refugees in New Jersey; a gentle entomologist, in Sri Lanka, discovers unexpected reserves of courage while searching for his missing son"--Amazon.com.

Download or read book Lanka written by KAVALAM BALACHANDRAN and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stupendous work by Kavalam Balachandran, in which he endeavours to demythify and reconstrue the saga of Ramayana from a diametrically opposite perspective, is a landmark event. Indeed, it is the fruit of a long haul of research, imagination and logical thought process by which faces, places and events are reoriented to concoct a plausible narrative. Do read it to the end, as this genre of books does not happen every now and then. -Dr. Alex Paikada Writer, Historian and Poet

Download or read book Ravana s Kingdom written by Justin W. Henry and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Ravana's Kingdom', Justin W. Henry delves into the historical literary reception of the Ramayana in Sri Lanka, charting how the demon-king antagonist, Ravana, has become an unlikely cultural hero among Sinhala Buddhists over the past decade.

Download or read book Sita s Ramayana written by Samhita Arni and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ramayana is an epic poem by the Hindu sage Valmiki, written in ancient Sanskrit sometime after 300 BC. It is an allegorical story that contains important Hindu teachings, and it has had great influence on Indian life and culture over the centuries. Children are often encouraged to emulate the virtues of the two main characters -- Rama and Sita. The Ramayana is frequently performed as theater or dance, and two Indian festivals -- Dussehra and Divali -- celebrate events in the story. This version of The Ramayana is told from the perspective of Sita, the queen. After she, her husband Rama and his brother are exiled from their kingdom, Sita is captured by the proud and arrogant king Ravana and imprisoned in a garden across the ocean. Ravana never stops trying to convince Sita to be his wife, but she steadfastly refuses his advances. Eventually Rama comes to her rescue with the help of the monkey Hanuman and his army. But Rama feels he can't trust Sita again. He forces Sita to undergo an ordeal by fire to prove herself to be true and pure. She is shocked and in grief and anger does so. She emerges unscathed and they return home to their kingdom as king and queen. However, suspicion haunts their relationship, and Sita once more finds herself in the forest, but this time she is pregnant. She has twins and continues to live in the forest with them. The story is exciting and dramatic, with many turns of plot. Magic animals, snakes, divine gods, demons, sorcerers and a vast cast of characters all play a part in the fierce battles fought to win Sita back. And in the process the story explores ideas of right vs. wrong, compassion, loyalty, trust, honor and the terrible price of war.

Download or read book Ramayana The Game of Life Think Big to Win Book 6 written by Shubha Vilas and published by Jaico Publishing House. This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE RAMAYANA IS NOT A STORY. IT IS A WAY OF LIFE. IT IS THE GAME OF LIFE. How one responds to difficult situations when faced with challenges determines the outcome. The ability of Rama’s army of vanaras to envision building the bridge from the mainland to Lanka to rescue Sita is one of the many lessons on faith. Here are some invaluable lessons on overcoming obstacles. Think big. The tiny squirrels contributed in their small ways to build the mammoth bridge to Lanka. Aim high. Sugriva, leading a vanara army, dared to win a war without any armor or training against a sophisticated demon army. Recognise opportunities and adapt. Hanuman could expand his size or contract, focusing on his goal to serve Rama. Are you thinking big to succeed in life? THINK BIG TO WIN is the sixth book in Ramayana: The Game of Life series. A modern retelling of the Yuddha Kanda of Valmiki’s epic, this book highlights the efforts of the various characters who irrespective of their size, stature or abilities, succeeded in helping Rama rescue Sita from Lanka. Teeming with lessons in self-belief and daring to take up tasks which may seem beyond your capacity and accomplishing them, the book evokes progressive attitudes to help you overcome self-perceived limitations and achieve your dreams.

Download or read book Religious Asceticism written by G B Gupta and published by Global Vision Pub House. This book was released on 2003 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Present Title Religious Asceticism Is An In-Depth Study Of Different Asceticism In Psycho-Spiritual Perspective. It Is Commonly Practiced By Different Religions All Over The World. It Examines In Depth The Facets Of Asceticism In Different Religion And Is Dealt Specially With Oriental And Western Asceticism. The First Part Of This Book Deals With Oriental Asceticism While The Second Part Deals With Western Asceticism. The Popular Conception Of Asceticism Has Grown Up In Connection With The Experience Of It Linked With A Distinct Attitude Towards Life. In This Thought The Material Body Is Inherently Evil And The Spiritual Element Is Alone Good. The Object Of Ascetic Exercise Is Not The Training Of The Body, But Its Ultimate Extinction, That The Soul May Be Free.

Download or read book The Ramayana written by R. K. Narayan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-08-29 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest Indian epic, one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling A Penguin Classic A sweeping tale of abduction, battle, and courtship played out in a universe of deities and demons, The Ramayana is familiar to virtually every Indian. Although the Sanskrit original was composed by Valmiki around the fourth century BC, poets have produced countless versions in different languages. Here, drawing on the work of an eleventh-century poet called Kamban, Narayan employs the skills of a master novelist to re-create the excitement he found in the original. A luminous saga made accessible to new generations of readers, The Ramayana can be enjoyed for its spiritual wisdom, or as a thrilling tale of ancient conflict. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.