Īdditional names of Rama include Ramavijaya ( Javanese), Phreah Ream ( Khmer), Phra Ram ( Lao and Thai), Megat Seri Rama ( Malay), Raja Bantugan ( Maranao), Ramudu ( Telugu), Ramar ( Tamil).
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He is also known as Ram Lalla (Infant form of Rama). He is called Ramachandra (beautiful, lovely moon), or Dasarathi (son of Dasaratha), or Raghava (descendant of Raghu, solar dynasty in Hindu cosmology). The Vishnu avatar named Rama is also known by other names.
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The word also appears in ancient Upanishads and Aranyakas layer of Vedic literature, as well as music and other post-Vedic literature, but in qualifying context of something or someone who is "charming, beautiful, lovely" or "darkness, night". The name Rama appears repeatedly in Hindu texts, for many different scholars and kings in mythical stories.
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It illustrates dharma and dharmic living through model characters. The entire life story of Rama, Sita and their companions allegorically discusses duties, rights and social responsibilities of an individual. Of all their travails, the most notable is the kidnapping of Sita by demon-king Ravana, followed by the determined and epic efforts of Rama and Lakshmana to gain her freedom and destroy the evil Ravana against great odds. Though born in a royal family, their life is described in the Hindu texts as one challenged by unexpected changes such as an exile into impoverished and difficult circumstances, ethical questions and moral dilemmas. His siblings included Lakshmana, Bharata, and Shatrughna. Rama was born to Kaushalya and Dasharatha in Ayodhya, the ruler of the Kingdom of Kosala. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Being. He is the seventh and one of the most popular avatars of Vishnu. Rama ( / ˈ r ɑː m ə/ IAST: Rāma, pronounced ( listen) Sanskrit: राम) or Ram, also known as Ramachandra ( / ˌ r ɑː m ə ˈ tʃ ʌ n d r ə/ IAST: Rāmacandra, Sanskrit: रामचन्द्र), is a major deity in Hinduism.