RLG205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dasharatha, Southeast Asia, Puranas
Document Summary
He believes in the virtue of his father"s word. One of the two great snaskrit of epics of ancient india. Valmiki ramayana: the earlies sanskrit version consising of approximately 25000 verses organized into 7 books. Valmiki as sanskrit poeics" adi kavi or first poet: extremely important igure because he not only composes the ramayana but he does it in verse, the form of verse had not existed previously. Once he gives up his throne and in the forrest his wife is killed. Predicated upon how we navigate in the world. Pantheon of gods : indr , agni, varuna. Indian castes: brahmanas priestly/scholarly class, ksatriyas- warrior/ruler class, vaisyas- merchant class, sudras servant class. Vedic religious methodology: performance of ire sacriice, recitaion of vedic mantras, wordly prosperity, progeny. Upanisadic period : crysalizes circa 500 bce (earliest upanisads composed circa 800 bce. Samsara: the incessant cycle of birth, death rebirth. Karma: the principle of acion and reacion prepellinf samsara.
