Religion or Philosophy

Cover Letter

John Smith

Professor XXXXX

ENGL 200

October 21, 2012

Dear Prof. L-T:

This assignment is based on the Ramayana. I will discuss the Ramayana with respect to the concepts of religion and philosophy. The Ramayana is one of the great epics of Hinduism. The Ramayana is described as the adventures of Rama. It is the oldest of the Sanskrit epics and was written about five centuries ago by Valmiki, who gave way to this work and received its present form a century or two later. I believe that the great epics, Mahabharata and Ramayana, show a fabrication epic wonder of divine incarnations. In the Mahabharata, there are incarnations of the Vedic gods whose heroes are the son. There are religious teachings and philosophy that have ensured their popularity and their continuing influence on Indian thought which led to the adoption of their main stories in foreign countries under the influence of Brahmanical Indochina and Indonesia.

This book discusses various religious and philosophical concepts related to the Hinduism. I believe that philosophy is rational conception of the universe and life while the religion is explanation of the problems of the universe and life, based on faith. The manuscript follows MLA Style and contains in-text citations and a works cited page.

Sincerely,

John Smith

Introduction

The Ramayana is an epic book, philosophical and devotional written by Valmiki originally but later appeared among her other versions of Tulsidas which is part of Hindu Smriti. The name comes from the Sanskrit language, 'up' or journey (Ajana) of Rama. It is one of the greatest works in Sanskrit epics of ancient India. These texts contain highly developed philosophical and theological teachings, which have often been regarded as interpolations. It has even been supposed, against all tradition, the existence of original poems lost and forgotten which would have been purely epic, then ...