Zakład Języków i Kultur Indii i Azji Południowej

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Prof. Krešimir Krnic (Uniwersytet w Zagrzebiu)

Morally questionable episodes in Vālmīki’s Rāmāyaṇa

One of the usual epithets which Vālmīki uses exclusively to describe the epic hero of the Rāmāyaṇa is dharmabhṛtām varaḥ -the most righteous one, the best among those who are righteous. Righteousness is Rāma’s characteristic attribute. But there are a few places even in the original Vālmīki's epic that make us wonder why this paragon of the righteousness has made certain actions. We will explore a couple of these places and put it on the balance with the usual side of Rāma's character. We will see that, at least for our standards, some of Rāma's actions are morally questionable, and that they deserve good attorney to be accepted as the deeds of the one who is supposed to be the role-model for many. So besides listing the questionable episodes, we will have a look also in the traditional defence of them from the mouth of some of Rāmāyaṇa commentaries.

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07.05.2019 (wtorek), godz. 13.00