PURANAS

Meaning of PURANAS in English

[Hindu] A collection of ancient Hindu mythological texts.

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SURYA — In Hinduism , the sun and the sun god. Though once ranking with the major Hindu deities, he is now …
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PURANIC — (a.) Pertaining to the Puranas.
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PURANA — (n.) One of a class of sacred Hindoo poetical works in the Sanskrit language which treat of the creation, destruction, …
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PURANIC — ( a. ) Pertaining to the Puranas.
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PURANA — ( n. ) One of a class of sacred Hindoo poetical works in the Sanskrit language which treat of the …
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SMRITI — /smrit"ee/ , n. Hinduism. writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas. [ …
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RAMAYANA — /rah mah"yeuh neuh/ , n. an epic of India, one of the Puranas attributed to Valmiki and concerned with the …
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PURANIC — adj pertaining to the puranas.
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PURANA — noun one of a class of sacred hindoo poetical works in the sanskrit language which treat of the creation, destruction, …
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SAMSKARA — any of the personal sacraments traditionally observed at every stage of a Hindu's life, from the moment of conception to …
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BHAKTI
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VYASA
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TANTRA — (Sanskrit: Loom), any of numerous texts dealing with the esoteric practices of some Hindu, Buddhist, and Jaina sects. In the …
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SURYA — in Hindu mythology and religion, the sun and the sun god. Although in the Vedic period several other deities also …
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SUNGA DYNASTY — Indian ruling house founded by Pusyamitra about 185 BC, which replaced the Mauryan dynasty. Pusyamitra assassinated Brhadratha, the last Mauryan …
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SOUTH ASIAN ARTS — the literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Despite a history of ethnic, linguistic, and …
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SMRTI — (Sanskrit: Recollection), that class of Hindu sacred literature based on human memory, as distinct from Vedic literature, which is considered …
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SATAVAHANA DYNASTY — Indian family that, according to some interpretations based on the Puranas (ancient religious and legendary writings), belonged to the Andhra …
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PURANA — (Sanskrit: Ancient Lore), in Hindu sacred literature, any of a number of popular encyclopaedic collections of myth, legend, and genealogy, …
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PARASURAMA — (Sanskrit: Rama with the Ax), sixth of the 10 avataras (incarnations) of the Hindu god Vishnu. The Mahabharata (Great Epic …
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OM — Om in Hinduism and other religions chiefly of India, a sacred syllable that is considered to be the greatest of …
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NANDA DYNASTY — family that ruled Magadha, in northern India, between c. 343 and 321 BC. The Nanda dynasty immediately preceded the dynasty …
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MANU — in the mythology of India, the first man, and the legendary author of an important Sanskrit code of law, the …
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LALITAVISTARA — (Sanskrit: Detailed Narration of the Sport [of the Buddha]), legendary life of the Gautama Buddha, written in a combination of …
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KUMBH MELA — also called Kumbha Mela, Hindi Kumbh Mela, greatest of the Hindu pilgrimage festivals. It is a riverside religious fair held …
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KRISHNA — Sanskrit Krsna one of the most widely revered and most popular of all Indian divinities, worshipped as the eighth incarnation …
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KERALA PLAINS — narrow strip of coastland, southwestern India, fronting the Arabian Sea to the west and constituting almost all of Kerala state …
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JATAKA — ((Pali and Sanskrit: Birth),) any of the extremely popular stories of former lives of the Buddha, which are preserved in …
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HINDUISM — the beliefs, practices, and socioreligious institutions of the Hindus (originally, the inhabitants of the land of the Indus River). Introduced …
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GOA — constituent state (1987) of India, situated on the west coast, 250 miles (400 km) south of Bombay. It is bordered …
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VEDA-VYASA — [Hindu] He is an incarnation of god Vishnu. He is known as Veda-vyasa as he divided the complex veda-rasi (voluminous …
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