《罗摩衍那》是印度古代两大梵文叙事诗之一，叙述王子罗摩因受老王妃嫉妒被放逐，妻子悉多被掳，后得群猴帮助，夫妻团聚，恢复王位。此篇叙述他在森林中与魔搏斗的故事。 《罗摩衍那》书名的意思是“罗摩的游行”或“罗摩传”。全书约有两万四千颂，共分七篇：《童年篇》、《阿逾陀篇》、《森林篇》、《猴国篇》、《美妙篇》、《战斗篇》和《后篇》。它以罗摩和悉多的悲欢离合为故事主线，描写印度古代宫廷内部和列国之间的战争。 《罗摩衍那》的故事情节比较集中紧凑，虽然也插入不少神话传说，但除第一篇和第七篇外，不像《摩诃婆罗多》那样枝蔓庞杂。主要人物性格丰满，随着矛盾的展开而变化发展。全书注重风景描写，而且做到情景交融。它不像《摩诃婆罗多》那样大多采取纯客观的态度描写景物，而是通过史诗人物的眼睛描写，这样就更富有感情色彩。《罗摩衍那》与《摩诃婆罗多》一样，主要采用简单易记的“阿奴湿图朴”诗律，文体风格总的来说明白晓畅，但已开始出现讲究藻饰和精心雕镂的倾向。由此，《罗摩衍那》成为古典梵语诗歌最直接的先导。因而，印度传统将《摩诃婆罗多》称为“历史传说”，而将《罗摩衍那》称为“最初的诗”，并将传说中的作者蚁垤称为“最初的诗人”。

1964 film by Jean Delannoy

Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.

In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.

Abelard, a famous teacher of philosophy at the cathedral school of Notre Dame, falls in love with one of his students, Héloïse d'Argenteuil. A sixteen-year old girl raised in a convent, Héloïse has an intellectual curiosity and rebels against the status of women in 12th century Europe. When others begin to suspect their relationship, Heloise's uncle Fulbert and the bishop of Paris work together to put a stop to it. Héloïse becomes pregnant with Abelard's child, and they are married in secret. Abelard struggles for acting against the will of God, yet is unable to escape his love for Heloise.

The strong bond between two brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.