An Old Tibetan Version Of Ramayana

Author(s): J W De Jong
Publisher: J W De Jong

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AN OLD TIBETAN VERSION OF THE RĀMĀYAŅA
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Lagśana offers the reign over the four dvīpas to Ramana who refuses. Lagśana places one of the shoes of Ramana on the throne and acts as minister. A 83-90, Fa 1-4, E III-116. Rol-rñed-ma grows up. The peasants search for a suitable husband. They find Ramana. A 90-96, Fa 4-9, E 116-119. The peasants praise the beauty of Rol-rñed-ma. 24 verses in A 96-109, Fa 10-19; 12 in E 119-126. Ramana accepts her and gives her the name of queen Sītā. Ramana becomes king. A 106-109, Fa 19-20, E 126-128. A minister of Yagsakore, Marutse, prevents 500 brahmans from obtaining a siddhi. Ramana throws a finger-ring at Marutse and injures one of his eyes. The brahmans obtain their siddhi and give Ramana a blessing: all those who will die by his arrows will be reborn as gods. A 109-119. Daśagriva's sister, Purpala (Phurpala) falls in love with Ramana. Ramana, who loves Sītā very much, rejects her. A 119-130, E 128-136. Purpala advises het brother Daśagriva to steal Sītā. His minister, Marutse, tries in vain to dissuade him. A 131-140, E 136-143. Marutse transforms himself into a deer. Sītā asks Ramana to capture the deer for her. Marutse interposes a storm between Ramana and Sītā. Ramana shoots the deer, who exclaims: "Pity, O Lagšana". Sītā begs Lagsana to go to the assistance of his brother. A 140-152, E 143-155. At first Lagšana refuses to leave Sītā but, eventually, he gives in to her and leaves, uttering this curse: "If in my mind there is no deceit, may you, husband and wife, feel hatred for each other one time!" Sītā regrets having persuaded Ramana to go after the deer. A 153-162, E 155-167. Dasagriva appears before Sītā in the form of an elephant, then in the form of a horse but Sītā refuses to mount him. Afraid to be burned by touching Sītā, he carries her away along with a plot of ground. Ramana and Lagśana return and search everywhere for Sītā. A 162-171, Fb 1-3, E 167-176. They come upon a stream of black water and discover that it flows from the eyes, mouth and nose of Sugriva, the younger son of the king of monkeys. He explains that his elder brother, Bālin. has injured him. Sugriva advises them to ask three monkeys who had fled to a mountain for information about Sīta. A 171-182, Fb 3-14, E 176-183. The monkeys tell Ramana that a man with ten heads the first of which is a horse-head) has carried away Sītā. Rayama makes a pact with Sugriva, promising to make him king if he helps him to find Sītā. A 182-190, Fb 14-23, E 183-193. Sugriva fights with Balin. Ramana is unable to distinguish between the two monkeys and does not shoot an arrow. The wife of Bālin tries to keep her husband from further fighting. A 190-198, Fb 23-24, E 194-198.
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