This a report from Stephen Knapp for those who are interested
" Namaste, While the controversy in the government of India seems to continue on whether Lord Rama really existed or not, here is another short article discussing whether Lord Rama walked the earth or not. It is dated July of 2003, but contains some interesting points of consideration. Hari Om and Hari bol,
Did Rama exist? -- Nanditha Krishna
The New Sunday Express on July 6, 2003
Ayodhya is in the headlines every day. One would have to be an ostrich to avoid the subject. Was there a temple before the mosque? Archaeologists would have to answer that. Was Rama born there? The answer is a matter of belief. Did Rama exist? Yes, I am quite sure he did. Rama's life was a fact. His divinity is a matter of faith.
To doubt the existence of Rama is to doubt all literature. There is no archaeological or epigraphic evidence for either Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed, who are known only from the Bible and Koran respectively. Does it mean they did not exist? If Rama performs miracles such as liberating Ahalya, the Biblical story of Jesus walking on water or the Koranic tale of Mohammed flying to heaven on a horse are equally miraculous. Such stories reinforce divinity, not fact.
