• In Hinduism, Itihasa-Purana, also called the fifth Veda, refers to the traditional accounts of cosmogeny, myths, royal genealogies of the lunar dynasty...
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    Ramayana is one of the two major Sanskrit ancient epics (Itihasas) of Hindu literature. It was composed by sage Valmiki. This is a list of important figures...
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    Yajurveda, Taittirīya Samhita, 6.2.3 . This legend is later told in the Itihāsas and Purānas with more detail. The three brothers began to perform tapasya...
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    Epic-Puranic chronology is a timeline of Hindu mythology based on the Itihasa (the Sanskrit Epics, that is, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana) and the...
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    The Myhtic Society. "Bengaluru Itihasa Vaibhava- Jakkur, Allalasandra, Agrahara, Dasarahalli Edition". Bengaluru Itihasa Vaibhava: 40. The Mythic Society...
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  • to the "histories" (Itihasa-Purana, "ancient traditions") of its day, itihāsapurāṇaṃ pañcamaṃ vedānāṃ This reference to itihasa-purana is used by the...
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    ancient India, one of the two important epics of Hinduism known as the Itihasas, the other being the Mahabharata. The epic narrates the life of Rama, the...
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    Shiksha Chandas Vyākaraṇa Nirukta Kalpa Jyotisha Other Bhagavad Gita Agamas Itihasas Ramayana Mahabharata Puranas Minor Upanishads Arthashastra Nitisara Dharmaśāstra...
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  • Some of the major Hindu texts include the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Itihasa. Scholars hesitate in defining the term "Hindu scriptures" given the diverse...
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    Shiksha Chandas Vyākaraṇa Nirukta Kalpa Jyotisha Other Bhagavad Gita Agamas Itihasas Ramayana Mahabharata Puranas Minor Upanishads Arthashastra Nitisara Dharmaśāstra...
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    Ashtavakra studied, became a sage and a celebrated character of the Hindu Itihasa epics and Puranas. Ashtavakra is the author of the text Aṣṭāvakra Gītā...
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    adherents of the Hindu religion, found in Hindu texts such as the Vedas, the itihasa (the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana,) the Puranas, and mythological...
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    Gajapati Bansha Ra Utpatti o Sankhipta Itihasa". Odisha Ra Sanskrutika Itihasa. Odisha Ra Sanskrutika Itihasa. Vol. 4. Cuttack, Odisha: Orissa Sahitya...
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    Vedic period. Armor has been described in religious texts; including the Itihasa epics Ramayana and Mahabharat, as well as in the Puranas. The Vedic age...
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    Shaiva puranas Shiva Linga Skanda Vayu Agni Shakta puranas Devi Bhagavata Itihasa Ramayana Historicity Mahabharata Historicity Sangam literature Saiva Tirumurai...
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    who is also a major figure in the epic. Vyasa described it as being an itihasa (transl. history). He also describes the Guru–shishya tradition, which...
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  • Satya (Krita), Treta, Dvapara, and Kali Historicity of the Mahabharata Itihasa (Hindu Tradition) Kali ahargana List of numbers in Hindu scriptures Puranic...
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    other is a one line Kannada inscription in the Kannada script published in Itihasa Darshana Journal and is present on a boulder in the Bugle rock park in...
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    Shiva and Shaivite worship and is also considered 'Indian epic poetry' (Itihāsa). The book is dedicated to detailed explanation of Shaivite thoughts, rituals...
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