Rama (disambiguation)
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Within the scriptures of India
- RāmaRAMARama is a first-person adventure game developed and published by Sierra Entertainment in 1996. The game is based on Arthur C. Clarke's books Rendezvous with Rama and Rama II and supports both DOS and Windows 95. It is the second Rama game to be produced...
, the legendary Indian king regarded as an incarnation of Vishnu. - Paraśurāma, 'Rama with the axe', a partial incarnation of Vishnu.
- BalarāmaBalaramaBalarama , also known as Baladeva, Balabhadra and Halayudha, is the elder brother of the divine being, Krishna in Hinduism. Within Vaishnavism Hindu traditions Balarama is worshipped as an Avatar of Vishnu, and he is also listed as such in the Bhagavata Purana...
, 'the strong Rama', brother of Krishna. - Ramā, another name of LakshmiLakshmiLakshmi or Lakumi is the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity , light, wisdom, fortune, fertility, generosity and courage; and the embodiment of beauty, grace and charm. Representations of Lakshmi are also found in Jain monuments...
Historical personalities
- Nityananda RamaNityanandaImage:Panca-tattva Altar.jpg|thumb|This is interactive image-map. Click! on lotus feet. Sri Krishna Chaitanya , Sri Nityananda Prabhu , Sri Advaita Acharya , Sri Gadadhara Pandit , Sri Srivas Pandit...
, the Vaishnava saint - "The Rama" (1530 - 1572), Jewish religious teacher Moses IsserlesMoses IsserlesMoses Isserles, also spelled Moshe Isserlis, , was an eminent Ashkenazic rabbi, talmudist, and posek, renowned for his fundamental work of Halakha , entitled ha-Mapah , an inline commentary on the Shulkhan Aruch...
- Edi RamaEdi RamaEdi Rama is an Albanian politician, painter, publicist, professor, and former athlete. Currently he is the leader of the Socialist Party of Albania, the biggest party in Albania , by wining the most of votes as a party in the last eight election.He has served as board member at the local Soros...
(born 1964), Albanian politician & artist - Frederick LenzFrederick LenzFrederick Philip Lenz, III, Ph.D., also known as Rama and Atmananda , was a spiritual teacher who propounded a syncretic blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Zen, Vedanta, and Mysticism which he called "American Buddhism"...
, a spiritual teacher who used Rama as his teaching name
Kings of Thailand
Rama (Kings of Thailand)- Rama I, the Great (1782-1809), Buddha Yodfa ChulalokeBuddha Yodfa ChulalokePhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chakri Borommanat Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke , posthumously titled "the Great", or Rama I , was the founder and the first monarch of the reigning House of Chakri of Siam . He ascended the throne in 1782, after defeating a rebellion which had deposed King...
- Rama II (1809-1824), Buddha Loetla NabhalaiBuddha Loetla NabhalaiPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Isarasundhorn Phra Buddha Loetla Nabhalai , or Rama II , was the second monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1809-1824. In 1809, Isarasundhorn succeeded his father Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, the founder of Chakri dynasty, as Buddha Loetla Nabhalai...
- Rama III (1824-1851), JessadabodindraJessadabodindraPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Jessadabodindra Phra Nangklao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama III , was the third monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 21 July 1824 to 2 April 1851. He succeeded his father, Buddha Loetla Nabhalai, as the King of Siam...
- Rama IV (1851-1868), MongkutMongkutPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthramaha Mongkut Phra Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama IV, known in foreign countries as King Mongkut , was the fourth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1851-1868...
- Rama V, the Great (1868-1910), ChulalongkornChulalongkornPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama V was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang . He is considered one of the greatest kings of Siam...
- Rama VI (1910-1925), VajiravudhVajiravudhPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramentharamaha Vajiravudh Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Phra Bat Somdet Phra Ramathibodi Si Sintharamaha Vajiravudh Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama VI was the sixth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1910 until his death...
- Rama VII (1925-1935), PrajadhipokPrajadhipokPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Prajadhipok Phra Pok Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama VII was the seventh monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was the last absolute monarch and the first constitutional monarch of the country. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to huge political...
- Rama VIII (1935-1946), Ananda MahidolAnanda MahidolAnanda Mahidol was the eighth monarch of Thailand under the House of Chakri. At the time he was recognized as king by the National Assembly, in March 1935, he was a nine-year-old boy living in Switzerland. He returned to Thailand in December 1945. Six months later, in June 1946, he was found shot...
- Rama IX, the Great (installed 1946), Bhumibol AdulyadejBhumibol AdulyadejBhumibol Adulyadej is the current King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX...
Geography
- Rama (Gaul)Rama (Gaul)Rama or Rame was an ancient town in Gallia Narbonensis, which the Itineraries fix on the road between Ebrodunum and Brigantium . D'Anville says that there is a place called Rame on this road near the Durance, on the same side as Embrun and Briançon, and at a point where a torrent named Biesse...
, a town in ancient Gaul - Rama Lake near Astore in Pakistan
- Rama River, tributary in Herzegovina of the NeretvaNeretvaNeretva is the largest river of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. It has been harnessed and controlled to a large extent by four HE power-plants with large dams and their storage lakes, but it is still recognized for its natural beauty, diversity of its landscape and visual...
- Rama, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 12th century duchy figuring in the medieval history of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Rama, EthiopiaRama, EthiopiaRama is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located 35 km north of the town of Adwa and 7 kilometers from the border with Eritrea, in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region, this town occupies a fertile lowland area and has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1385 meters above sea level...
, a town in northern Ethiopia - Rama, SaskatchewanRama, SaskatchewanCanada Post provides weekday Mail and Courier services to the area through a local postal outlet and post office boxes. The Saskatchewan Transportation Company also provides courier services and non-scheduled bus services....
, village in Saskatchewan, Canada - Rama, OntarioRama, OntarioRama is the Ontario, Canada home of the Chippewas of Rama First Nation and Casino Rama. The community sports complex is called the Mnjikaning Arena Sports Ki, which was the home arena of the Couchiching Terriers ice hockey team, once affiliated with the Barrie Colts. The Ramakings lacrosse team...
, the town belonging to the Mnjikaning First Nation people, and location of Casino Rama - RamathaRamathaRamatha is the name of a former Roman Catholic titular bishopric in Palestine.It was never an episcopal see properly so called, but, in the Middle Ages, the crusaders established in their kingdom of Jerusalem the Diocese of Lydda and Rama, the titular of which was generally called Bishop of Rama,...
, Rama or Ramlet or in Palestine (Present-day Israel) - Ramah in BenjaminRamah in BenjaminRamah in Benjamin is a city of ancient Israel. It was located near Gibeon and Mizpah to the West, Gibeah to the South, and Geba to the East. It is identified with modern Er-Ram, about 8 km north of Jerusalem. The city is first mentioned in Joshua 18:25, near Gibeah of Benjamin. A Levite came...
as in Matthew 2:18 in DRDR- Doctor title :* Dentist, a dental doctor* Doctor , a person who has obtained a doctoral degree* Physician, a medical doctor* Physiotherapist, a physiotherapy doctor-Science and technology:... - El RamaEl RamaEl Rama is a municipality in the Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur department of Nicaragua. It is along the Escondido River which branches off into three other rivers: the Sumi, Rama, and Escondido. It is home to an important Atlantic/Caribbean port. Its population is approximately 50,000...
a municipality in Nicaragua
Fiction
- Rama (comics)Rama (comics)Rama is a fictional character based on Hindu Avatar Rama published by DC Comics, and a potential love interest of Wonder Woman. He first appears in Wonder Woman #148 series 2, , and was created by Eric Luke and Yanick Paquette....
, a DC Comics Indian superhero based on the Hindu god - Rendezvous with RamaRendezvous with RamaRendezvous with Rama is a novel by Arthur C. Clarke first published in 1972. Set in the 22nd century, the story involves a cylindrical alien starship that enters Earth's solar system...
, by Arthur C. Clarke- Rama (spacecraft)Rama (spacecraft)Rama is a fictional mysterious extraterrestrial vessel that is the subject and setting of the science fiction novel Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke, and the later sequel trilogy by Clarke and Gentry Lee: Rama II, Garden of Rama, and Rama Revealed. It exists in a fictional future timeline...
, fictional spacecraft in the books - Rama (video game), a 1997 video game based on the books
- Rama (spacecraft)
Other
- Rama people, Nicaragua
- Rama languageRama languageRama is one of the indigenous languages of the Chibchan family spoken by the Rama people on the island of Rama Cay and south of lake Bluefields on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. Other indigenous languages of this region include Miskito and Sumu . Rama is one of the northernmost languages of the...
- Rəmə, Azerbaijan
- Rama chandramaraRama chandramaraRama chandramara is the only species of catfish of the monotypic genus Rama of the family Bagridae. This species reaches about 5 centimetres SL and inhabits beels, ditches, streams, and canals of India and Bangladesh.This fish has a semi-transparent body which may or may not have speckles....
, a species of catfish - Rama RecordsRama RecordsRama Records was a record label founded by George Goldner in 1953 in New York City. It recorded doo-wop groups such as The Crows and The Harptones....
, a record label - Rama VII BridgeRama VII BridgeRama VII Bridge is a bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok and Nonthaburi, in Thailand, connecting the districts Bang Sue and Bang Phlat. The roadway is in a dual carriageway configuration, with 3 lanes in each direction.-References:...
- Rama (רמה), a Hebrew female first name used in IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...