Audrey TruschkeNov 11, 2019

Let's do another round on #Ramayana questions. One never exhausts this subject, truly.

Last time, I commented on modern retellings, Rama's birthplace, English translations of Valmiki's text, Shambuka's story, and the number of versions of the story.

If you have follow-up questions or others, have at it. I'll do my best to answer the first five questions. #MastodonThread #Thread #history

Show threadSai KrishnaNov 11, 2019
@audreytruschke how does one approach talking to a person who thinks the Ramayana actually happened?
Show threadAudrey Truschke
@Saivadla I suppose that depends on why you're talking about it with them. There's plenty to discuss in terms of Ramayana stories, virtues and vices of characters, problematic situations, internal causality, etc. that doesn't touch upon the question of ultimate truth. Why not focus on those things?
Nov 11, 2019 at 3:08pmWeb