RELS 203 Lecture 13: RELS 203 LEC 13

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 203
• Professor: James Apple

Document Summary

Rama is a heroic king, has bow: sita is his queen. She is the model for stridharma (duty of the wife: laksmana is his loyal brother, hanuman is his most devoted follower. Ancient books from the classical and medieval period. Important stories: 5th 18th centuries (400-1000 ce) Each purana focuses on a specific deity as the supreme being: tells how universe begins, subsequent destruction of the universe, genealogy of gods and sages, provide the reigns of manu, description of dynasty of solar and lunar. Etiological story: story of how things came to be. They also discuss technical things: architecture, medicine, ethics. A descent or incarnation of god: of the flesh, blue (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause they"re fro(cid:373) the sky i. e rama, krsna, buddha. Manifests when virtue declines: kalkin appears when things get very bad (3rd?) Ages of time four yugas (epochs: all together these four yugas, related to dice game or animal on four legs.