Purana Dictionary

Vishnu-Purana Visnu-Purana (Sanskrit) One of the most celebrated of the 18 principal Puranas, conforming more than any other to the definition of pancha-lakshana (five distinguishing marks) assigned as being the character of a complete Purana by Amara-Simha, an ancient Sanskrit lexicographer. It consists of six books: the first treats of the creation of the universe from cosmic prakriti, and the peopling of the world by the prajapatis or spiritual ancestors; the second book gives a list of kings with many geographical and astronomical details; the third treats of the Vedas and caste; the fourth continues the chronicle of dynasties; the fifth gives the life of Krishna; and the sixth book describes the dissolution of the world, and the future re-issuing of the world after pralaya.

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Amala-purana

lit., “spotless Purana”; refers to Srimad-Bhagavatam.

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Bhagavata Purana

It is the fifth purana in length but is the most popular and influencial among the puranas. It is primarily a vaishnava text and is later to and influenced by the Visnupurana. As the name indicates, it describes some of the incarnations of Visnu and particularly that of Krsna. It is a marvellous bhakti work and includes the story of bhagavathas or devotees of the Lord.

"The metaphysical and spiritual legacy of the Vedas and the upanishads is ably synthesized with the agamic tradition of the pancaratras and embraced even non-aryan tribes in its fold."

-- G V Tagare, Ancient Indian Traditions and Mythology, Vol. 7

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Purana Purusha: The Ancient Person; God.

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Vishnavites.

See VAISHNAVA

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Purana:

Purana: Hindu myths and legends.

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Purana:

Purana ("Ancient [History]"): a type of popular encyclopedia dealing with royal genealogy, cosmology, philosophy, and ritual; there are eighteen major and many more minor works of this nature

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Purana:

eighteen ancient books consisting of legends and mythological narrations dealing with creation, recreation and the genealogies of sages and rulers

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Vairagis (Sanskrit) A class of Hindu mendicants {{BCW 2:457} (see ref from Bairagis)}

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PURANA: Hindu myths and legends.

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purana:

"ancient". a class of sanskrit scriptures concerning brahma, vishnu and shiva written for the masses. There are 18 puranas.

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Purana:

Purana. "Ancient". A class of Sanskrit scriptures concerning Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva written for the masses. There are 18 Puranas.

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Vehicle of Life Generally, any vehicle of vitality; specifically among ancient Pythagoreans and others, the entire constitution of the normal human being (or other entity), consisting of seven distinct principles or elements which together form the complete person.

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Whirling Souls Used in reference to the Hebrew Gilgulim, the cyclic journeys or whirlings of the monad, and the Qabbalistic teaching that during the course of these peregrinations or transmigrations it enters body after body.

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Sutta-pitaka (Pali) [from sutta (Sanskrit sutra) dialogue, originally a thread + pitaka basket]

The third section of the Buddhist canon (the Tripita or Three Baskets) treating on the dialogs (suttas) of the Buddha and his disciples, especially those in the style of discourses and narratives.

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Un-nefer (Egyptian) [from un to make manifest + nefer beauty]

The name of Osiris (Asar in Egyptian) in his aspect of the Lord of Amenti (the underworld); also used in late dynastic times in place of Asar.

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Taka Mi Musubi No Kami (Japanese) Offspring of Heaven and Earth in Japanese cosmogony. {SD 1:214}

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Zmey Gorenetch, Zmej Goronech (Russian) [from zmej serpent + goro mountain]

The serpent like a mountain; a favorite character in Russian folklore and fairy tales, representing the sinister powers which must be vanquished by the hero.

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Upper Triad In a hierarchy of ten planes or principles, the summit is a Three-in-One, which may be called the upper triad to distinguish it from the triad which follows it. These two triads may be spoken of as the uppermost triad and the upper triad respectively. Or in a septenary hierarchy there may be an upper triad and lower quaternary. Again, the first three of the ten Sephiroth of the Qabbalah may be called the upper triad.

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Sveta-lohita (Sanskrit) The white and red; a name of Siva "when he appears in the 29th Kalpa as 'a moon-coloured Kumara' " (TG 316).

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