The legendary history of this Buddha image is traced to India, five centuries after the Lord Buddha attained Nirvana, till it was finally enshrined in Bangkok at the Wat Phra Kaew temple in 1782 during Rama I's reign ( 1782 – 1809 ).

However, minor improvements have been effected after its first erection during Rama I's reign ; wood-work of the temple was replaced by King Rama III and King Chulalongkorn ; during King Mongkut's reign, the elegant doors and windows and the copper plates on the floor were additions, Rama III refurbished the wall painting ( indicative of the universe according to Buddhist cosmology ) and several frescoes that display the various stages of the Buddha's life ; three chambers were added on the western side by King Mongkut ; in the chamber known as ' Phra Kromanusorn ' at the northern end, images of Buddha have been installed in honour of the kings of Ayudya ; and in the 19th century, In Khong, a famous painter executed the wall murals.

These episodes demonstrated Rama I's willingness to extend Siamese power beyond his Kingdom.

Chinese immigration increased during Rama I's reign, who maintained Taksin's policy of allowing Chinese immigration to sustain the country's economy.

The King also appointed the first Supreme Patriarch of Thai Buddhism, whose responsibilities included the duty of ensuring that Rama I's laws are maintained which was to ensure law and order within the Buddhist Sangha.

The reign of Rama I's son Buddha Loetla Nabhalai ( now known as King Rama II ) was relatively uneventful.

The ascension of King Chulalongkorn ( Rama V ) to the throne in 1868 ushered in a golden age not only for muay but for the whole country of Thailand.

King Rama VII ( r. 1925-1935 ) pushed for codified rules for muay, and they were put into place.

" Lethem suggests that the point in 1973 when Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow was nominated for the Nebula Award, and was passed over in favor of Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama, stands as " a hidden tombstone marking the death of the hope that SF was about to merge with the mainstream.

During the reign of Rama III ( 1824 – 1851 ,) a Scottish trader had experimental coins struck in England at the king's behest, Though not adopted for use, the name of the country put on these first coins was Muang Thai, not Siam.

His visit to Lahore is memorable for his speeches and his association with Tirtha Ram Goswami, a professor of Mathematics, who later took monasticism as Swami Rama Tirtha and preached Vedanta in India and America.

* Any ghost ship, in the sense of a vessel found drifting without a crew, for example the Event Horizon from the film of that name, and the Rama from Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama.

The ascetics ask Rama for protection.

* Ram, a common Hindu name for males, originating from Hindu Avatar ( incarnation of God ) Rama

* Rama ( disambiguation ) for other people named Ram ( spelled also as Rama )

In the classic text, he is mainly depicted negatively, kidnapping Rama's wife Sita, to claim vengeance on Rama and his brother Lakshmana for having cut off the nose of his sister Surpanakha.

Rama had to do Ashwamedha yagna as penance for killing a Brahmin ( Brahmahatyadosha ).

The twenty-first verse says the following ; " For the salvation of his soul the King, after paying his obeisance at the little feet of Vamana Avatar ( the incarnation of Vishnu as a midget Brahmana ), went about constructing a wondrous temple for Vishnu Hari ( Shri Rama ) with marvelous pillars and structure of stone reaching the skies and culminating in a superb top with a massive sphere of gold and projecting shafts in the sky-a temple so grand that no other King in the History of the nation had ever built before.

He taught that Lord Rama is the supreme Lord, and that salvation could be attained only through love for and devotion to him, and through the repetition of his sacred name.

Prior to the founding of the dynasty, King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke ( Rama I ), held the title of Chao Pharaya Chakri for over ten years.

In the founding of the dynasty King Rama I himself chose both name and emblem for the dynasty.

Horst Werner Buchholz ( 4 December 1933 – 3 March 2003 ) was a German actor, remembered for The Magnificent Seven, in which he played the role of Chico, and Nine Hours to Rama.

The remnants of Lan Xang received their final blows in the 18th and 19th centuries, during the campaigns of Taksin, and retribution for the Laotian Rebellion of Chao Anouvong ( ເຈ ົ້ າອນ ຸ ວ ົ ງ, เจ ้ าอน ุ วงศ ์) against Siamese rule during the reign of Rama III.

While Rama I initiated this ritual for the hot season and the rainy season, Rama III introduced the ritual for the winter season.

The names of the characters ( Rama, Sita, Dasharatha, Janaka, Vasishta, Vishwamitra ) are all known in late Vedic literature, older than the Valmiki Ramayana.

* Rama ( Rāma ) is associated with Vishnu and is especially venerated in bhakti literature, such as that of Kabir and Ravidas, and more recently in the writings of Mohandas Gandhi.

The most notable works of Thai literature are a version of the Ramayana, a Hindu religious epic, called the Ramakien, written in part by Kings Rama I and Rama II, and the poetry of Sunthorn Phu.

The Ramakian of Rama I is considered one of the masterpieces of Thai literature.

As in other Southeast Asian countries, the Rama story in Cambodia is not confined to the realm of literature but extends to all Cambodian art forms, from sculpture to dance drama, painting and art.

Malayalam literature includes the 14th century Niranam poets ( Madhava Panikkar, Sankara Panikkar and Rama Panikkar ), whose works mark the dawn of both modern Malayalam language and indigenous Keralite poetry.

Ulloor, a literary historian of Kerala, has said that Rama Panikkar holds the same position in Malayalam literature that Spenser does in English literature.

Among his children were Tripuraneni Gopichand, who has left his own mark on the Telugu literature, Tripuraneni Gokul Chand who was famous for his literary work Karuvu Rojulu that got fame to ex-Chief Minister Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao during his initial days, and Chouda Rani, who married Pitcheswara Rao Atluri and was the first woman to run an exclusively Telugu language bookstore in Tamil Nadu.

Rama sā-khyan, one of the well known literature in Burma, is believed to be composed in 1775 by U Aung Phyo which begins with Bala kanda and ends at Yudha kanda as in Valmiki's Ramayana.

Contras based in Costa Rica operated on Nicaragua's Atlantic coast, which is sparsely populated by indigenous groups including the Miskito, Sumo, Rama, Garifuna, and Mestizo.

* In Indian epic Ramayana, Sita is lured by a Golden deer which Rama tries to catch.

For centuries, it was the capital of the descendants of the Surya dynasty of which Lord Rama was the most celebrated king.

Arthur C. Clarke's novel Rendezvous with Rama opens with a significant asteroid impact in northern Italy in the year 2077 which gives rise to the Spaceguard Project, which later discovers the Rama spacecraft.

According to another Jain text, Padmapurana, which narrates the story of Rama, Ravana belongs to the non-aryan clan of Vidyadhara — a highly cultured and knowledgeable people who were followers of Jainism and practised Ahimsa ( non-violence ).

They are presented here as they are in the Ramayana, which is viewed by some as being only the point of view of Rama devotees, but is the most complete account of the story that is known.

Vibhishana sought protection from Rama, which was granted without hesitation.

The BJP became the political voice of the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir Movement, which was led by activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( VHP ) and the RSS, and which sought to build a temple dedicated to Lord Rama at the site of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya.

The BJP became the political voice of the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir Movement, which was led by activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( VHP ) and the RSS, and was seeking to build a temple dedicated to Lord Rama in place of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya.

However, the Chera capital, Mahodayapuram, also fell in the subsequent Chola attack, which compelled the Chera king, Rama varma Kulasekara, to shift his capital to Kollam.

One source says that, in the mid-fourteenth century, due to the threat of an epidemic, King U Thong moved his court south into the rich floodplain of the Chao Phraya on an island surrounded by rivers, which was the former seaport city of Ayothaya, or Ayothaya Si Raam Thep Nakhon, the Angelic City of Sri Rama.

In 1915 also the court of the Monthon Chumphon was moved to Bandon, which received its new name Surat Thani on July 29, 1915 during a visit of King Vajiravudh ( Rama VI ).

When he lay dying he was still able to tell Rama and his brother Lakshmana in which direction Sita was being taken, facilitating her eventual rescue.

The pedestal on which the Emerald Buddha deified is decorated with Garuda ( the mythical half-man half-bird form, a steed of Rama, who holds his mortal enemy Naga the serpent in his legs ) motifs It is central to Thai Buddhism.

In Thai language these murals are known to form the Ramakian, the Thai national epic, which was written during the reign of Rama I.

At the eastern end is the Borombhiman Hall ( built in French architectural design ), which was the residence of King Rama VI, now used as guest house for visiting foreign dignitaries.

The inner palace had the King ’ s harem ( the practice was discontinued during King Rama VI's time who decreed the one wife rule ), which was guarded by well trained female guards.

In 1784-1785, the last of the Nguyễn Lords, Nguyễn Ánh, convinced Rama I to give him forces to attack Vietnam, which was then under the control of the Tây Sơn brothers.

Rama I moved the capital from Thonburi, which was founded by his predecessor Taksin, and built the new capital Bangkok.

Rama I was also noted for instituting major reforms in Buddhism as well as restoring moral discipline among the monks in the country, which had gradually eroded with the fall of Ayutthaya.