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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Anukarmā (अनुकर्मा).—A Viśvadeva. (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 91, Verse 39).

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama

Anukarma (अनुकर्म) refers to the “renovation and repair of temples”, according to the Kāmikāgama: an ancient Śaiva Āgama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (kriyāpāda).—In modern print editions, the Kāmika-āgama is structured in two major parts. The Uttarabhāga consists of 98 chapters (paṭalas) [...] In Chapter 32, instructions for the renovation and repair of temples (anukarma) are provided. Chapter 33 elucidates various apotropaic rites and means of gaining worldly benefits. And in Chapter 34 principles are detailed for the reconsecration of divine images which have been damaged or defiled.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Partial matches: Anu, Karma.

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