Reading Notes: Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists \


Rama's Wrath by Sister Nivedita
  • Rama and Lakshman leave Sita alone in the forest
  • when they come back, she is gone and they assume a rakshasa ate her
  • they come across a bird called Jatayu, and he tells them that Jatayu fought of a rakshasa, named Ravana, and they battle for Sita before Ravana eventually won and took Sita away to the island of Lanka
  • Rama and Lakshman are thankful for Jatayu and his sacrifice and they build a memorial for him and mourn for him
  • the heroes trek on in search for Sita
  • they come across another terrible rakshasa, and do battle with him, and once they defeat him the rakshasa thanks Rama, claiming he was cursed as a demon until Rama defeated him, and now his soul is free
  • the freed soul tells Rama about a group of monkeys, one called Sugriva, who he should seek for help in order to find Sita

Ravana Slain by Sister Nivedita
  • Rama hymned the sun, and drank healing water
  • Ravana and Rama come to battle, trading blows back and forth
  • describes as two great flaming lions doing battle
  • nothing seems to be able to kill Ravana, even using the arrows that were used to kill Khara
  • eventually Rama uses the Brahma given to him by Agastya
  • "wind in it's wings" "Sun and Fire in it's head"
  • Rama uses mantras on it
  • he unleashes it on Ravana, and the heavens become at peace and all is well
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  1. ZFebruary 17, 2020 at 11:49 AM

    Hey Ethan,

    I like your method of taking reading notes in a bullet point fashion. I might use this method for my upcoming note taking, as I feel like my paragraph style of taking notes has made it much more cluttered and harder to look at it again. I obviously knew that taking notes like this was common, but after reading through yours, I noticed how much more effective it was than my method, and I will probably take after your method! I also really like that photo of a hero :)

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