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!!

Ramayana in Tibet and Xinjiang

A manuscript of Tibet Ramayana is found in several manuscripts from Dunhuang[23] This version of Ramayana was popular in Tibet and Xinjiang between 4th to 11th century AD.

In twentieth century, various manuscripts were discovered in Mogao caves of Dunhuang (Xinjiang province China). Dunhuang is located on the eastern end of the silk road. Six incomplete manuscripts were found and from the parts, Ramayana was discovered. Four of these manuscripts can be found at India Office Records at the British Library in London and other two are at National Library of France at London. All of the manuscript collections are being digitized by the International Dunhuang Project, and can also be freely accessed online.

The caves carved out by the monks, originally used for meditation, developed into a place of worship and pilgrimage called the Mogao Caves or “Caves of a Thousand Buddhas.[9] A number of Christian, Jewish, and Manichaean artifacts have also been found in the caves (see for example Jingjiao Documents)

Read more at …  https://www.livehistoryindia.com/snapshort-histories/2019/01/18/the-ramayana-a-tibetan-retelling and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunhuang_manuscripts

Vedic divisions of time

Genealogy of the Ramayana

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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