The Ramayana is traditionally divided into 7 Kandas (books/chapters): Bala Kanda (childhood), Ayodhya Kanda (court intrigues), Aranya Kanda (forest exile), Kishkindha Kanda (vanara alliance), Sundara Kanda (Hanuman's journey), Yuddha Kanda (war), and Uttara Kanda (later events). Some scholars consider Uttara Kanda as a later addition, but traditionally there are 7.