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Apologies if this is a wrong place for the thread but I thought this is something very very interesting - members who have knowledge on this please throw some light on this.
I was researching the Hindu epics and went to Wikipedia for some perspective on variations of that epic ( I will be speaking at a catholic congregation on comparative religions).
I found the following in Wiki :
I am searching for the approximate date of when this variation on Ramayana was written or what its importance is to the local malay community - how does this affect their religion - are they Muslims with Hindu concepts or Hindu with Muslim concepts.. Lots of questions.. but nevertheless, this is a very interesting way to look at the "merging" of the greatest Religions - Abrahamic and Eastern Hindu religion!
I was researching the Hindu epics and went to Wikipedia for some perspective on variations of that epic ( I will be speaking at a catholic congregation on comparative religions).
I found the following in Wiki :
In Hikayat Seri Rama of Malaysia, Dasharatha is the great-grandson of the Prophet Adam. Ravana receives boons from Allah instead of Brahma. In many Malay language versions, Lakshmana is given greater importance than Rama, whose character is considered somewhat weak.
I am searching for the approximate date of when this variation on Ramayana was written or what its importance is to the local malay community - how does this affect their religion - are they Muslims with Hindu concepts or Hindu with Muslim concepts.. Lots of questions.. but nevertheless, this is a very interesting way to look at the "merging" of the greatest Religions - Abrahamic and Eastern Hindu religion!