Who wrote Mahabharat?

Krishna Dvaipayana, better known as Vyasa or Vedavyasa, is a central and revered sage portrayed in most Hindu traditions. He is traditionally regarded as the author of the Mahabharata. He is also regarded by many Hindus as the compiler of a number of significant scriptures.

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Who is the real writer of Mahabharat?

Krishna-Dwaipayan Vyasa, himself a character in the epic, composed it; as, according to tradition, he dictated the verses and Ganesha wrote them down. At 100,000 verses, it is the longest epic poem ever written, generally thought to have been composed in the 4th century BCE or earlier.
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Is Ganesh wrote Mahabharat?

Writing the Mahabhrata

It's said that Ganesha wrote the Mahabharata, as it was recited to him by sage Vyasa (Veda Vyasa).
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Who wrote Ramayan and Mahabharat?

The Ramayana is traditionally thought to be written by a sage called Maharishi Valmiki around 5th century BC, making it older than the Mahabharata. Valmiki wrote himself into the story.
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Is Mahabharat true story?

Because Mahabharat is an epic, many people think that it is mythology and it was not true. It's all part of imaginations and one's perspectives. But this is not the case. Mahabharat was a real epic and it was a true event that happened in history.
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Is Ramayana a 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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Where did Ganesha wrote Mahabharata?

From the place where the motor vehicles stop at the Manna village this cave is around a km distance by walk. A small cement path leads to the Ganesha Gufa, Vyasa Gufa and the last tea shop. It is believed that while Vysa recited the Mahabharata in the Vyasa Gufa, Lord Ganesha wrote the same in this cave.
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Which is older Mahabharata or Ramayana?

Based on astronomical information such as position of constellations and time of eclipses available in scriptures, they have concluded that events in the Ramayana took place 7,000 years ago and events in the Mahabharata took place 5,000 years ago.
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Who is right of Ramayan?

The Ramayana was composed in Sanskrit, probably not before 300 bce, by the poet Valmiki and in its present form consists of some 24,000 couplets divided into seven books.
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Who wrote Vedas Ganesha?

Sage Veda Vyasa decided to compose the Mahabharata. He thought he would dictate the epic and someone could write it down. But who would write down the great epic? After a careful search, Veda Vyasa selected Ganesha, Lord of Wisdom.
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Who wrote Ramayana Ganesha?

Although there is one more popular opinion about Ramayana, Hanumanji wrote the first Ramayana. Then Maharishi Valmiki composed the Sanskrit epic 'Ramayana'.
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Is Kurukshetra war real?

The war was greatly expanded and modified in the Mahābhārata's account, which makes it dubious. Attempts have been made to assign a historical date to the Kurukshetra war, with research suggesting c. 1000 BCE. However, popular tradition claims that the war marks the transition to Kali Yuga, dating it to c. 3102 BCE.
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Is Ramayana and Mahabharata true story?

No. You can't learn history from Captain America, because it is not historical in nature. And yet the identical claim is being made for the Mahabharata, and to some extent, the Ramayana. Real, historical wars always have been popular subjects of fictional stories.
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How old is Mahabharat?

Its events may have occurred 5,000 or 3,000 years ago. It was probably first written down some 2,000 years ago or a little earlier. But its themes continue in the politics, arts and religious culture of today.
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Where is real Mahabharata book kept?

The Bhandarkar Oriental Research institute (BORI), has all the existing copies of Mahabharatha and Ramayana and are currently in the process of translating the epics.
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Is there Hanuman in Mahabharata?

Centuries after the events of the Ramayana, and during the events of the Mahabharata, Hanuman is now a nearly forgotten demigod living his life in a forest. After some time, his spiritual brother through the god Vayu, Bhima, passes through looking for flowers for his wife.
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Did Buddha know about Mahabharata?

Did Buddha know about Ramayana and Mahabharata? No. Buddha never mentioned these epics ,not did anyone from his time .
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Is Ganesh an avatar of Vishnu?

Just like Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva, who have many avatars, Lord Ganesha has eight. These avatars were taken by the Ganpati to destroy monsters born in every era.
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Is god Ganesha married?

Unmarried. According to one non-mainstream tradition, Ganesha was a brahmacārin, that is, unmarried. This pattern is primarily popular in parts of southern India. This tradition was linked to the controversial concept of the relationship between celibacy and the commitment to spiritual growth.
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Why vinayaka wrote Mahabharata?

In order to stick to the condition that Vyasa put forth, Ganesha broke his tusk and started to write with it so he could write continuously without any interruptions. This Ganesh Chaturthi, bring home the auspicious beginnings with farm fresh flowers, curated puja items, sweets and more from Rose Bazaar!
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Who is better Ram or Krishna?

Rama is serious but Krishna is playful. Rama had only one enemy but Krishna had multiple enemies. Krishna, regarded as a Purna-avatar, a combination of Vishnu, Narayana and Krishna, is the god of compassion and love. Rama is all dharma and Krishna is only love and love.
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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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Did Ravana really exist?

It is said that Ravana ruled Lanka for several hundred years prior to the times of Ramayana, when he was killed by prince Rama for kidnapping his wife Sita. Yet some believe Ramayana to be a semi-fiction woven around a real King who ruled over Sri Lanka from 2554 to 2517 BC.
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