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Ayodhya
Ayodhya or Ajodhya , former town, Uttar Pradesh state, N India, on the Ghaghara River. It is a joint municipality with Faizabad . Ayodhya was the capital of the kingdom of Kosala (7th cent. BC). Long associated with Hindu legend of Rama and his father Dasharatha (see Ramayana ), the town is a center of pilgrimage and is one of the seven sites sacred to Hindus. In the late 1980s it became the center of Muslim-Hindu tensions, and in 1992 fundamentalist Hindus pulled down the 16th-century Babri mosque that they alleged stood on the site of Rama's birthplace. The site of the razed mosque remains a source of contention; in 2003 the Archaeological Survey of India reported that remains of a structure with features like those of Hindu temple are underneath the mosque. Ayodhya was formerly called Oudh. |
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"Ayodhya." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ayodhya." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ayodhya.html "Ayodhya." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Ayodhya.html |
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Ayodhyā
Ayodhyā, Uttar Pradesh/India Previously called Oudh and Awadh. It is one of the seven sacred cities of the Hindus, a place of pilgrimage and revered as the legendary birthplace of the god Rāma, the hero of the epic poem, Rāmāyana. Ayodhyā means ‘invincible’ or ‘unconquerable’ in Sanskrit.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ayodhyā." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ayodhyā." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Ayodhy.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ayodhyā." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Ayodhy.html |
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Ayodhyā." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Ayodhyā." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Ayodhy.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Ayodhyā." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Ayodhy.html |
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Ayodhyā
Ayodhyā (‘Invincible’). One of the Hindu seven sacred cities (equally sacred to Jains and Buddhists) in Uttar Pradesh.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Ayodhyā." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Ayodhyā." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Ayodhy.html JOHN BOWKER. "Ayodhyā." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Ayodhy.html |
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