The Horse Sacrifice of King Dasharatha in Book I of the Ramayana
Samantha Sawhney The frame narrative of Valmiki’s epic, the Ramayana follows a regent of Ayodhya, King Dasharatha (दशरथ) and the four sons from his three principal wives: …
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Individual Sin and Societal Consequences in Hindu and Judeo-Christian Religious Literature
Samantha Sawhney Violence is a theme that heavily re-occurs through mythologies and religious traditions. Fundamentally, it acts as a means of punishing sin that is …
Commonalties and Differences in Vedic and Biblical Flood Myths
Samantha Sawhney Although early Hindu mythology seemingly lacks strong resonance with that of the Judeo Christian tradition, the myth of Manu (मनु) and Matsya (मत्स्य) …
A Brief Introduction to the Rig Veda
by Samantha Sawhney The Rig Veda is the first in a series of four Vedas, composed orally in around 1500 BC, with its name translated …