A delightfully straightforward and lyrical retelling of the ancient Indian epic of loyalty, betrayal, redemption and insight into the true nature of life—one of history's most sacred ethical works, rendered with completeness and sterling accuracy for the modern reader. Here is one of the world's most hallowed works of sacred literature, the grand, sweeping epic of the divine bowman and warrior, Rama, and his struggles with evil, power, duplicity and avarice. The Ramayana is one of the foundations of Hindu literature and one of humanity's most ancient and treasured ethical and spiritual works.