<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Against the Critical Edition of the MahÄbhÄrata
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Arun Gupta comment:
I can only guess at the answers. In the Indian traditions, stories are constantly retold. The story of the Prince Rama - the Ramayana - has umpteen versions, each with its own perspective. They are all Ramayanas; some versions are revered more than others, but there is no canonical Ramayana except for the philologist. <b>(In some sense, the philologist is the ultimate fundamentalist).</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
by Prof. Arvind Sharma<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Arun Gupta comment:
I can only guess at the answers. In the Indian traditions, stories are constantly retold. The story of the Prince Rama - the Ramayana - has umpteen versions, each with its own perspective. They are all Ramayanas; some versions are revered more than others, but there is no canonical Ramayana except for the philologist. <b>(In some sense, the philologist is the ultimate fundamentalist).</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->