a body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances
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purana::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sanskrit literature |
| Derivation | puranic |
Examples of purana
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Bhima Kavi's work, a biography of Basavanna, is an important Veerashaiva purana.
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In literature, many classical narratives and purana have Hindu, Buddhist or Jain versions.
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Purana Qila, situated on the banks of Yamuna, was constructed by the Mughal emperor Humayun.
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There are a number of later Jaina works also known as Padma-purana, and also dealing with the life of Rama.
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Purana moved on to other matters.
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Purana taskforce detectives began investigating corruption in horse racing during a probe into Tony Mokbel's drug trafficking.
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- A body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances
- Purana is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia. Its distribution includes Java, Sumatra, Borneo, The Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, India, Indochina, China, and Japan. Only one species has been recorded east of the Wallace Line, Purana celebensis, from Sulawesi. ...
- The word Puranas (Sanskrit: u092Au0941u0930u093Eu0923, puru0101u1E47a, /pu028Au02C8ru0251u02D0nu0259z/;) literally means "ancient, old", and it is a vast genre of Indian literature about a wide range of topics, particularly myths, legends and other traditional lore. Composed primarily in Sanskrit, but also in regional languages, several of these texts are named after major Hindu deities such as Vishnu, Shiva and Devi...
- (Puranas) Hindu mythological scriptures.
- (Puranas) The scriptural texts that contain the mythologies of Hinduism. There are 18 major Puranas. They were written in the Epic period.
- (PURANAS) (Skt. old or of former times). A body of Indian sacred writings (18 in number) which followed the Vedas, containing legendary account of the creation, destruction and re-creation of the universe, the genealogy, the gods, besides a mass of encyclopaedic information mostly in the form of ...
- (Puranas) (Sans.) Lit., "the ancient," referring to Hindu writings or Scriptures, of which there is a considerable number.
- (Puranas) A group of writings about the adventures and activities of Hinduism's gods and goddesses. Most were composed during the classical period of Hinduism, with some being written later.
- (Puranas) Part of the Hindu scriptures consisting of myths and legends mixed with historical events.
