Are the Episodes and Entities in the Rāmāyaṇa Depictions of the Interplay of the Triguṇas?
Are the Episodes and Entities in the Rāmāyaṇa Depictions of the Interplay of the Triguṇas?
Author(s): B.N. HebbarSubject(s): History, Philosophy, Cultural history, General Reference Works, History of Philosophy, Non-European Philosophy, Special Branches of Philosophy, Comparative history, History of ideas, Social history, Ancient World, Theology and Religion, Comparative Studies of Religion, Ancient Philosphy, Indian Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Language, Source Material, History of Religion
Published by: Presa Universitara Clujeana
Keywords: triguṇa; sattva; rajas; tamas; Sāṅkhya-Yoga; Vedānta; Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa;
Summary/Abstract: This article attempts to show if the entire story of the Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa is perhaps a narrative which is a subtle depiction of the interplay of the three guṇas of sattva, rajas and tamas which are cardinal principles in the ontology, cosmology, psychology and soteriology of the Sāṅkhya-Yoga system of classical Hindu philosophy.
Journal: ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF INDIAN STUDIES
- Issue Year: 1/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 81-95
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English