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While Rama is but a partial manifestation of divinity Krishna is a full manifestation; yet what a manifestation! WHILE RAMA IS BUT A PARTIAL MANIFESTATION OF DIGNITY KISHNA IS A FULL MANIFESTATION AT WHAT A MANIFESTATION
ossessed of some high qualities. The great poem in which it is described at fullest length--the Ramayana of Valmiki--seems to have been an alteration, made in the interests of Hinduism, of early Buddhist legends; and the Buddhist quality of gentleness has not disappeared in the history.[25] Rama, however, is far from a perfect character. His wife Sita is possessed of much womanly grace and every wifely virtue; and the sorrowful story of the warrior-god and his faithful spouse has appealed to deep sympathies in the human breast. The worship of Rama has seldom, if ever, degenerated into lasciviousness. In spite, however, of the charm thrown around the life of Rama and Sita by the genius of Valmiki and Tulsida,[26] it is Krishna, not Rama, that has attained the greatest popularity among the "descents" of Vishnu. [Sidenote: Krishna. His early life a travesty of the life of Christ, according to the Gospel of the Infancy.] Very different morally from that of Rama is the character of Krishna. IL DEITY AND HEART'S LONGING FOR SYMPATHY AND SUCCOR WERE STRONGLY ATTRACTED BY SUCH A PERSONALITY THE CHARACTER OF RAMA OR RAMA GENDRA IS POSSESSED OF SOME HIGH QUALITIES THE GREAT POEM IN WHICH IT IS DESCRIBED AT FULLEST LENGTH THE RAMAINA OF WALMAKING SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AN ALTERATION MADE IN THE INTERESTS OF HINUISM OF EARLY BUDDHIST LEGENDS AND THE BUDDHIST QUALITY OF GENTLENESS HAS NOT DISAPPEARED IN THE HISTORY RAMA HOWEVER IS FAR FROM A PERFECT CHARACTER HIS WIFE SITA IS POSSESSED OF MUCH WOMANLY GRACE AND EVERY WIFELY VIRTUE AND THE SORT OF A STORY OF THE WARRIOR GOD AND HIS FAITHFUL SPOUSE HAS APPEALED TO DEEP SYMPATHIES IN THE HUMAN BREAST THE WORSHIP OF RAMA HAS SELDOM IF EVER DEGENERATED INTO LASCIBIOUSNESS IN SPITE HOWEVER OF THE CHARM THROWN AROUND THE LIFE OF RAMA AND SITA BY THE GENIUS OF ALL MAKING AND TULSIDA IT IS KRISHNA NOT RAMA THAT HAS ATTAINED THE GREATEST POPULARITY AMONG THE DESCENDS OF WISHNU VERY DIFFERENT MORALLY FROM THAT OF RAMA IS THE CHARACTER OF KUSHNA
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