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The '''[[Ramayana]]''' ([[Devanagari]]: {{lang|sa|रामायण}}) is an ancient [[Sanskrit]] [[Indian epic poetry|epic]] attributed to the poet [[Valmiki]] and is an important part of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] canon (''[[smṛti]]''). The name ''Ramayana'' is a [[tatpurusha]] compound of ''Rama'' and ''ayana'' "going, advancing", translating to "the travels of ''[[Rama]]''". The ''Ramayana'' consists of 24,000 verses in seven cantos (''kandas'') and tells the story of a prince, [[Rama]] of [[Ayodhya]], whose wife [[Sita]] is abducted by the demon (''[[Rakshasa]]'') king of [[Lanka]], [[Ravana]]. The Ramayana had an important influence on later Sanskrit poetry, primarily through its establishment of the [[Sloka meter]].<br />
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One of the most important literary works on ancient India, the Ramayana has had a profound impact on art and culture in the [[Indian subcontinent]]. Starting from the 8th century, the colonisation of [[Southeast Asia]] by Indians began. Because of this, the Ramayana became popular in Southeast Asia and manifested itself in text, temple architecture and performance, particularly in [[Indonesia]] ([[Indonesia|Java]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]]), [[Thailand]], [[Cambodia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Vietnam]] and [[Laos]]. ('''[[Ramayana|more...]]''')</div>WikiDwarf