Read more in this blog about the Great Epic Sri Ramayana famously found and celebrated in several countries around the world outside Bharatavarsha (Bharat). Over 300 Ramayana versions are known to exist, especially in South East Asia. Around the 12th and 13th centuries, this region received and imbibed many of the cultural traits, along with goods and services, travelling from the shores of the great Bharatam. Please scroll down for much more interesting information in this blog! Radhe krishna!!

RAMAENSHO - JAPAN

In Japan, Ramayan came to be known as Ramaenna or Ramaensho.

Japanese variations were written during the 10th century as Sambo Ekotoba and 12th century as Hobutsushu (Jewel Collection). 

Bugaku and Gagaku are two dance styles of 8 to 12 century based on Indian classical dances for depicting Japanese Ramayan.

So smitten by the story of Shri Ram's triumph over the forces of darkness, that Japanese producer and director Yugo Sako read Valmiki's Ramayana in Japanese and went on to study ten different versions and made the most popular award winning animated cartoon on Ramayan.

Among the Japanese 7 Gods of fortune are

Benzaitensama/ Saraswati

Bishamon/ Kuber

Kichijoten/ Lakshmi

Diakokuten/ Shiva

Ganesh is worshipped as She ten Shoden

Varuna, as Sui-ten 

Saraswati as Benten, literally, goddess of speech

Shiva as Daikoku 

Kali as Diako Kutennyo

Vishvakarma was worshipped as Bishukatsuma 

Yama as Emma-o.

Source/Credits: Meenakshi Sharan, Ayodhya Foundation, Global Ramayana Connect on Facebook

Vedic divisions of time

Vedic divisions of time

Genealogy of the Ramayana

Complete Genealogy of the Mahabharata

Complete Genealogy of the Mahabharata

Complete genealogy of the lines of Bharata including Suryavansha, Somavansha, Saptarishis, Devas,

Complete genealogy of the lines of Bharata including Suryavansha, Somavansha, Saptarishis, Devas,
Asuras etc. Compiled primarily from the Srimad Bhagavat Mahapuran with other Purans and the Mahabharat as secondary sources - Image from scrolls of aryavart website

Some Facts

  • 24000 Slokas in the Ramayana
  • 1,00,000 Slokas in the Mahabharata
  • 18000 Slokas in the Srimad Bhagavatham
  • Analysis of Ramayana = Rama
  • Analysis of Mahabharata = Govinda

Gandhi and Rajagopalachari

Gandhi and Rajagopalachari

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