Purana

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Puranas

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुराण (purāṇá, literally “old, ancient”).

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Proper noun

Purana (plural Puranas)

(Hinduism) A text that is part of an ancient Indian genre of Hindu or Jain written literature, concerning various topics, including cosmogony and mythology.

Derived terms

Puranic

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