Is Mahabharata older than Ramayana?

Is Mahabharata older than 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.

Which comes first Mahabharata or Ramayana?

In terms of narrative time, the action of the Ramayana predates the Mahabharata. Scholarly estimates for the earliest stage of the available text range from the 7th to 4th centuries BCE, with later stages extending up to the 3rd century CE.

Is there any connection between Mahabharata and Ramayana?

While we think these happened in two different yugas, in the Vishnu Purana, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata are two chapters of the same story. Vishnu takes the avatar of Rama in the Ramayana — chapter one — and Krishna in the Mahabharata — chapter two. It is not yugas, but a story of one kalpa, or aeon.

Is the Ramayana part of the Mahabharata?

Around 1,500 years ago, when the Gupta dynasty dominated the Gangetic plains, Ram and Krishna were identified as avatars – mortal and finite forms of the immortal and infinite Vishnu on earth. With this, two separate epics – Ramayana and Mahabharata – became two chapters of a larger story, the Vishnu Purana.

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.

Is Krishna in Ramayana?

Vishnu takes the avatar of Rama in the Ramayana – chapter one – and of Krishna in the Mahanharata – chapter two.

Is Hanuman mentioned in Mahabharata?

We know the importance of Hanuman in the Ramayana, but he appears in the Mahabharata too.

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