Purana

Summary

Purana has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1]

Key Facts

• Purana is a type of chronicle^[2].
• Purana's Commons category is recorded as Puranas^[3].
• Purana comprises Agni Purana^[4].
• Purana comprises Kurma Purana^[5].
• Purana comprises Garuda Purana^[6].
• Purana comprises Naradiya Purana^[7].
• Purana comprises Brahma Purana^[8].
• Purana comprises Brahma Vaivarta Purana^[9].
• Purana comprises Brahmanda Purana^[10].
• Purana comprises Bhavishya Purana^[11].
• Purana comprises Matsya Purana^[12].
• Purana comprises Bhagavata Purana^[13].
• Purana comprises Linga Purana^[14].
• Purana comprises Markandeya Purana^[15].
• Purana comprises Padma Purana^[16].
• Purana comprises Shiva Purana^[17].
• Purana comprises Skanda Purana^[18].
• Purana comprises Vamana Purana^[19].
• Purana comprises Varaha Purana^[20].
• Purana comprises Vayu Purana^[21].
• Purana comprises Vishnu Purana^[22].
• Purana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Puranas^[23].
• Purana's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Purana's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Purana's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Purana is a type of chronicle^[2].

Use and Application

Components include Agni Purana^[4]; Kurma Purana^[5], a literary work^[27]; Garuda Purana^[6]; Naradiya Purana^[7]; Brahma Purana^[8]; and Brahma Vaivarta Purana^[9].

Why It Matters

Purana has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[1] Purana is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]