1. Hindu Beliefs Portrayed in the Ramayana

2. What is the Ramayana?
One of India’s classic epic poems
Contains 24,000 rhymed couplets.
Composed by Valmiki
Teaches the fundamentals of Hindu beliefs.

3. Agni: AG-nee
Bharata: BAH-rah-tah
Brahma: BRAH-muh
Dasharata: DaH-shaH-RAH-taH
Hanuman: HaH-noo-mun
Jatayu: Jah-TAH-yoo
Indrajit: Een-DRAH-jeet
Kaikeyi: KY-Kay-yee
Kausalya: Cow-SAL-yaH
Khara: CAR-ah
Kumbhakarna: KOOM-bah-KAR-naH
Lakshmana: LOCKSH-maH-naH
Rama: RAH-maH
Ravana: RAH-vaH-naH
Sita: SEE-ta
Surpanakha: SOOR-paH-naH-kaH
Vasishta: VaH-SEE-ta
Vishnu: VISH-noo

4. Multiple Gods: The meeting of the Gods Agni, Brahma, and Vishnu
Scene 1
Multiple Gods: The meeting of the Gods Agni, Brahma, and Vishnu

5. Scene 2
Karma: King Dasharata asks for what past deed he is being punished
Dharma: Rama obeys his father

6. Scene 3
Dharma: Rama refuses to disobey his father after King Dasharata dies

7. Scene 4
Dharma: - Jatayu tells the demon that it is wrong to steal another man’s wife
Brahman: - The Cremation of Jatayu honors his soul
as part of Brahman
Samsara: Jatayu will
be reborn into another life

8. Scene 5 Multiple Gods - Hanuman is son of the wind God
Dharma - Sita is faithful to Rama

9. Ramayana