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Audrey Truschke Nov 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

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Audrey Truschke Nov 11, 2019

That's 5 questions. Thanks to all for engaging.

See below for comments on the composition order of Mahabharata and Ramayana, why Ravana didn't rape Sita, how to talk about the Ramayana with believers, the relationship between the Ramayana and the Iliad, and Rama as God. #Ramayana #MastodonThread

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MetheSam

@audreytruschke I know I'm not on time and maybe breaking rules by posting another question but I really want to ask you this question. Did the events of Ramayana really occur in history. Are they even based on real characters? Did Ram, Sita, Ravan really exist and were they the same people as mentioned in the Ramayana..