Rama's apotheosis is famous interpretation that many have. Particularly those who claim to rely on historical methods.
Apotheosis - (dictionary meaning) - Elevation of someone to divine status.
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Apotheosis - (dictionary meaning) - Elevation of someone to divine status.
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https://twitter.com/Koenraad_Elst/status/1465257894505598976
Not entirely sure of Elst's intentions here but typically it translates this way as I have seen elsewhere.
Rama was a king, a mere mortal. He was later made into a God. So was Krishna. Infact Krishna Bhakti seems to have influenced deification of Rama.
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Rama was a king, a mere mortal. He was later made into a God. So was Krishna. Infact Krishna Bhakti seems to have influenced deification of Rama.
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Rama was made a God by making him an Avatar of Vishnu. So it was with Krishna. You see how all these Avatars are constructed? All this is just fiction. These are just stories that are made up to perpetrate falsities and hegemony of a certain class.
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You see how your religion is full of such falsities. Ours isn't like that...
You know where this goes next.
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You know where this goes next.
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Unfortunately due to strong opinions on caste we have chosen to dismiss traditionalist scholarship enmasse.
This dispute is not new.
Karpatriji's takedown of Camille Bulcke in Ramayana Mimamsa here is very relevant for this thread.
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This dispute is not new.
Karpatriji's takedown of Camille Bulcke in Ramayana Mimamsa here is very relevant for this thread.
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Read and indulge with all sides of the story and then decide. Afterall it will come down to the chittha vrutthi / చిత్త వృత్తి of the individual as put poignantly by 'Kavi Samrat' Viswanatha Satyanarayana here
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https://twitter.com/halleyji/status/1441952802977161221?s=20
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One can choose to see a Kalpavriksham in Ramayana or a Vishavriksham (tree spewing poison). Upto the individual. Same holds for how they perceive Rama as well.
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