Are Ramayana and Mahabharata Fictions?

 Are Ramayana and Mahabharata Fictions?

 The Ramayana and Mahabharata are ancient Indian epics that are considered to be sacred texts in Hinduism. These epics are deeply ingrained in Hindu mythology and have played a significant role in shaping the religious and cultural landscape of India. The question is whether they are real historical accounts or a work of fiction.

Many scholars and historians view the Ramayana and Mahabharata as epics that incorporates mythological elements to convey moral, ethical, and philosophical teachings.

 

While some events and characters in the epics are presented as historical, they are often interpreted as allegorical stories that convey spiritual and moral lessons.

 

Different people may interpret them differently, with some seeing them as historical accounts with a mythical overlay, while others view them primarily as symbolic and allegorical tales. Let us look at some of the facts using logic and science for people of modern age.

Mahabharata and Ramayana though convey powerful messages are fictions. The fossil record shows, for example, no such species as Hanumaan (Flying Monkey) ever existed on this earth. According to the timings of Ramayana and Mahabharata, Ram and Krishna, main characters of Ramayana and Mahabharata existed on this Earth way before, when there were no humans*.

 *Ram appeared in Treta Yuga: 2,165,125 years ago.

*Krishna appeared in Dwapar Yuga: 869,125 years ago.

*Homo sapiens (Wise man) appeared about 200,000 years ago in Africa.

The fact is Hindu philosophy has lot to offer but nothing is close to reality. It is all fiction.

So the reference to these epics such as Ram of Ramayana is used more as an allegory to make a point by other Indian religions. The sacred Gurbani of Sikhs does quite often in many verses.

In conclusion, these are sacred books for many Indians, particularly for Hindus. There are very few people who think that the Mahabharata or the Ramayana are myths. Here we conclude them as myths because their historical facts are made up but in a convincing way by author of Ramayana Valmiki and that of Mahabharata Vyasa. Many people believe that these epics were written before it happened and its historical period is way before humans came into existence as explained earlier.

Dr. S. Dhillon, Yale educated; Author of Self-help and Spiritual Books.  https://amzn.to/3oCPpQI https://goo.gl/rtTBcH