historische Enzyklopädien, ergänzend zu den Veden
Es existieren achtzehn Haupt-Puranas:
Sechs sattvika Puranas, Vishnu geweiht
- Bhagavata-purana
- Vishnu-purana
- Naradiya-purana
- Garuda-purana
- Padma-purana
- Varaha-purana
Sechs rajasik Puranas, Brahma geweiht
- Brahma-purana
- Brahmananda-purana
- Brahmavaivarta-purana
- Markandeya-purana
- Bhavishya-purana
- Vamana-purana
Sechs tamasik Puranas, Shiva geweiht
- Shiva- oder Vayu-purana
- Linga-purana
- Skanda-purana
- Agni-purana
- Matsya-purana
- Kurma-purana
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