[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.191 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.191 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.191 - **Language:** English ### [c5.191](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.191) 7. Rāma or Rāma-chandra. ‘The moon-like or gentle Rāma,’ the hero of the Rāmāyana. He was the son of Dasaratha, king of Ayodhyā, of the Solar race, and was born in the Treta-yuga, or second age, for the purpose of destroying the demon Rāvana. - [Previous: c5.190](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.190) - [Next: c5.192](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.192) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.191](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.191) · Pramāṇa