Is Buddha mentioned in Ramayana?

Buddha of Buddhism is not mentioned anywhere in Ramayana.
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Are Rama and Buddha related?

Conversation. Buddhism accepts Lord Rama, in whose greater Ikshvaku dynasty, Lord Buddha took birth as Prince Siddhartha. Buddhism called Rama a Pratyeka Buddha or special manifestation of the Buddha Mind. Hindus regard Buddha as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, coming after Rama and Krishna.
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Is Ravana a Buddhist?

"According to mythology, Ravana was a king of was a king of a tribe, Dravid Gond. He was a Buddhist and was against `bali' (animal sacrifice)," says Dhani Rao Baudh Panther, state president of the Bhartiya Dalit Panther Committee.
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Is the Ramayana Hindu or Buddhist?

Ramayana is one of the two important legends of Hinduism, known as the Itihasas, the other being the Mahābhārata. The epic, traditionally ascribed to the Maharishi Valmiki, narrates the life of Rama, a legendary prince of Ayodhya city in the kingdom of Kosala.
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Did Buddha meet Krishna?

Much like Hinduism's adoption of the Buddha as an avatar, Buddhism legends too adopted Krishna in their Jataka tales, claiming Krishna (Vishnu avatar) to be a character whom Buddha met and taught in his previous births.
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What Buddha said about Hinduism?

Buddhism and Hinduism agree on karma, dharma, moksha and reincarnation. They are different in that Buddhism rejects the priests of Hinduism, the formal rituals, and the caste system. Buddha urged people to seek enlightenment through meditation.
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What Buddha said about Vedas?

The Buddha was strongly opposed to the first tenet of Brahmanism. He repudiated their thesis that the Vedas are infallible and their authority could never be questioned.
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How is Thailand connected to Ramayana?

The Thai adopted from the Khmer people components of Indianized culture such as the Hindu epic, Ramayana. In the late first millennium, the epic was adopted by the Thai people.
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Who killed Ravana in Jainism?

Ravana is killed by Lakshmana (a deviation from the Hindu epic where Rama slays Ravana) and they both go into hell. Rama becomes a Jain monk and his soul attains moksha (liberation from the cycle of birth and death).
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Is Ramayan true story?

While there have been voices proclaiming the authenticity of the Ramayana, research to prove it has increased in recent times. Dr Vadlamudi Raghavendra Rao, professor of anthropology, University of Delhi, and one of the authors of the study, said, “Definitely, the events described in Ramayana occurred in real.
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What language did Ravana speak?

The king Ravana who ruled Sri Lanka spoke Tamil language in every day usage while he had a good knowledge of Vedic sanskrit. He wrote many Sanskrit hymns among which the Tandava stothram is the most famous one.
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Was Ravana black or white?

(4) All relatives of Ravana were Black like Kumbhakrna, Meghnad, Shurpanakha, Mandodari, Tadika, Maricha, Bali, Shambuka Shabari, Subahu were all black. There was a culture of black people in India and they had importance in Buddhist and Raksha culture.
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Who is Ram in Buddhism?

Rama legends are also found in the texts of Jainism and Buddhism, though he is sometimes called Pauma or Padma in these texts, and their details vary significantly from the Hindu versions. Jain Texts also mentioned Rama as the eighth balabhadra among the 63 salakapurusas.
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Was the Buddha a Hindu?

Indeed, since Siddhartha was born into a Hindu family, Buddhism is considered to have originated in part from the Hindu religious tradition and some Hindus revere Buddha as an incarnation of a Hindu deity.
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Did Buddha talk about Shiva?

The answer is rather obvious: Buddha did not mention Shiva because he did not exists at that time! Only later did brahmins cook up the concept of Shiva, Parvati, Skanda, Ganesha, etc.
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Is Krishna god in Jainism?

Dr Harshad Sanghrajka,who has helped set up Jainpedia (an online collection of Jain scriptures),says that Lord Krishna in Jain mythology was a cousin of Arishtanemi. "Krishna as a Vasudeva is considered to be one of the 63 special people (Shalaka Purusha) born in each half cycle," he says.
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How is Krishna related to Jainism?

Krishna, who was the 9th and last Jain Vasudev, was his first cousin.
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Is Sita Ravana's daughter?

Ravana's daughter: In Sanghadasa's Jaina version of Ramayana, and also in Adbhuta Ramayana, Sita, entitled Vasudevahindi, is born as the daughter of Ravana.
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Is Hanuman a virgin?

One of the major heroes of the Ramayana is Hanuman, who is also known as Vayuputra and Anjaneya. Hanuman is born of parthenogenesis to the fair maiden Anjana, whose virginity remains intact after her contact with Vayu, the God of Wind.
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Was Thailand a Hindu country?

Although Thailand has never been a majority Hindu country, it has been influenced by Hinduism. Before Thailand was a country, the land that makes up present-day Thailand was under the territory of the Hindu-Buddhist Khmer Empire.
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Can a Hindu be Buddhist?

It is not a practice of two religions, Hinduism and Buddhism; instead, it is a practice that holds up multiplicity at its core: the elements of “Hinduism”, “Buddhism” and other local beliefs. And these beliefs exist as one in an organic way.
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Is Buddhism a Sanatan dharma?

For long, Hindu society has looked upon these three religious groups as their own. From theologians to laymen, the refrain that is commonly heard is: They (Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists) are part of Sanatana Dharma.
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Does Jainism reject Vedas?

Mahavira rejected Vedas and condemned Vedic rituals. He believed that through pure and meritorious life all can attain liberation. No ritual is required for acquiring such liberation. It can be attained through right knowledge, right faith, and right action.
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