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[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. 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
 I am born from age to age. [Sidenote: The "descents" of Vishnu.] The "descents" of Vishnu are usually reckoned ten. Of these by far the most celebrated are those of Rama and Krishna. The great importance attached to these two deities has been traced to the influence of Buddhism. That system had exerted immense power in consequence of the gentle and attractive character ascribed to Buddha. The older gods were dim, distant, and often stern; some near, intelligible, and loving divinity was longed for. Buddha was a brother-man, and yet a quasi-deity; and hearts longing for sympathy and succor were strongly attracted by such a personality. [Sidenote: The god Rama.] The character of Rama--or Ramachandra--is possessed 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. E PRESERVATION OF THE GOOD AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WICKED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION I AM BORN FROM AGE TO AGE THE DESCENTS OF WHICH YOU ARE USUALLY RECONTENT ALL THESE BY FAR THE MOST CELEBRATED ARE THOSE OF RAMA AND KISHNA THE GREAT IMPORTANCE ATTACHED TO THESE TWO DEITIES HAS BEEN TRACED TO THE INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM THAT SYSTEM HAD EXERTED IMMENSE POWER IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE GENTLE AND ATTRACTIVE CHARACTER AS RIGHT TO BUDDHA THE OLDER GODS WERE DAM DISTANT AND OFTEN STERN SOME NEAR INTELLIGIBLE AND LOVING DIVINITY WAS LONG FUR BUDDHA WAS A BROTHER MAN ANTIQUAZAIL 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
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