![]() Statue of Ravana at Koneswaram Hindu Temple, Sri Lanka In some scriptures, he is depicted as one of Vishnu's cursed doorkeepers. He also appears in the Buddhist Mahayana text Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra, in Buddhist Ramayanas and Jatakas, as well as in Jain Ramayanas. Images of Ravana are seen associated with Shiva at some temples. Ravana is also considered to be the most revered devotee of Shiva. He was well-versed in the six shastras and the four Vedas. Ravana is widely portrayed as being an evil character, though he also has many qualities that make him a learned scholar. Ravana was subsequently slain, and Rama rescued his beloved wife Sita. Later, Rama, with the support of vanara King Sugriva and his army of vanaras, launched an invasion against Ravana in Lanka. He abducted Prince Rama's wife, Sita, and took her to his kingdom of Lanka, where he held her in the Ashoka Vatika. ![]() In the Ramayana, Ravana is described as the eldest son of sage Vishrava and rakshasi Kaikesi. Ravana ( / ˈ r ɑː v ə n ə/ Sanskrit: रावण, IAST: Rāvaṇa, pronounced ) was a mythical multi-headed rakshasa (demon) king of the island of Lanka in Hindu mythology and the chief antagonist of the Hindu epic Ramayana and its adaptations.
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