Rama
Rama, Ram, or Ramachandra, is a figure in Hinduism considered to be a deity and the Supreme Being.[1] Rama does not appear to be directly addressed in the Bahá’í Writings currently available in English translation.[2]
Background[edit]
Bahá’í scholar Moojan Momen has compared the concept of an Avatar such as Rama in Hinduism to the concept of a Manifestation of God in the Bahá’í Faith as discussed in the Kitab-i-Iqan.[3]
Sociologist William Garlington noted that although the authoritative Bahá’í texts do not explicitly address Rama he may have been mentioned by early Bahá’í travel teachers and appears to have been mentioned as a potential Manifestation in the mass teaching era,[4] with some Indian Bahá’ís reportedly suggesting Rama could be regarded as a Manifestation according to Bahá’í scholar Peter Terry.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Tulasīdāsa (1999). Sri Ramacaritamanasa. Translated by Prasad, RC. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 871–872. ISBN 978-81-208-0762-4.
- ↑ https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Rama
- ↑ Moojan Momen, Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith, Chapter 3, published online at bahai-library.com
- ↑ William Garlington, Bahá'í Bhajans: An example of the Bahá'í Use of Hindu Symbols, Occasional Papers in Shaykhi, Babi and Bahá'í Studies, 2:1, 1998
- ↑ Peter Terry, Baha'u'llah and the Reconciliation of Religions, 2014
