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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaUpapurāṇas (उपपुराणस्).—See under Purāṇa.
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.
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Full-text (+879): Upapurana, Shivadharma, Nandikeshvara, Maheshvara, Lilavati, Adya, Devipurana, Naradiya, Bhargavapurana, Ushanaseritapurana, Maheshvarapurana, Parasharoktapurana, Laghubhagavatapurana, Brihannarasimha, Angirasaka, Kalika, Narasimha, Marica, Ekapada, Akhetaka.
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Search found 25 books and stories containing Upapuranas, Upapurāṇas; (plurals include: Upapuranases, Upapurāṇases). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
1. A General Note on Purāṇas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
2. The Viṣṇudharmottara-purāṇa: An Introductory Note < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Brihaddharma Purana (abridged) (by Syama Charan Banerji)
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 1 - Purāṇic Literature < [Chapter 3 - General Characteristics of the Purāṇic Religion and its Link with the Vedic Tradition]
Part 10 - Growth of the Purāṇic Texts for Propitiating the Sun-god < [Chapter 3 - General Characteristics of the Purāṇic Religion and its Link with the Vedic Tradition]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
1.3: Characteristics of Purāṇa < [Chapter 1]
1.11: Importance of the Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa < [Chapter 1]
1.6: Number of Purāṇa < [Chapter 1]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 2 - Merit in Gifting Purāṇa Texts < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 1 - Purāṇa Texts Described < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 1 - An Introduction to Purāṇas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Part 5 - Pañca-lakṣaṇa (the five characteristics) and the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Part 4 - Contents of the Matsyapurāṇa (summary) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
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