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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P-Q R S T-U V-W-X Y-Z See also Adhyaatm Raamaayan Raam Charit Maanas Vaalmeeki Raamaayan; Raam; Name of the poem composed by Sage Vaalmeeki Jee in Sanskrit language around 7th century BC. It is the life story of Shree Raam. This life story was orally carried by Soot Jee for 1000+ years, until Vaalmeeki Jee wrote it in a book form in Sanskrit language, in 650 BC. This was the first complete life story of Raam. Since then this story has been written by perhaps 300 writers in different languages of the world. The original Raamaayan had only 5 Kaand (sections). The 7th section containing the banishment of Seetaa, is an unauthorized later extrapolation. In the original, there was no Baal Kaand, although some portion of the present Baal Kaand formed the beginning part of Ayodhyaa Kaand. Present Vaalmeeki Raamaayan is divided like thus:-- Baal Kaand
77 Sarg Since the writing of this work, several life stories of Shree Raam have been written in various languages of the world over the next 2,700 years. The word Raamaayan has now become the generic for the story of Raam. Some of the well-known Raamaayan are - Avadhee - Raam Charit Maans / by Tulasee Daas (16th century AD)
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