Puranas (Purana in Sanskrit means old) are any number of texts thought to have been written between the 3rd century and 15th century CE. They are found in both Hinduism and Jainism. They run a whole gamut of topics – myths, legends, cosmology, cosmogony, astronomy, grammar, genealogies of gods, customs, festivals, constructions of temples, places of pilgrimage etc.
Abhinavagupta
Abhinavaguptā was a brilliant scholar, philosopher, and saint who lived between 950 CE and 1016 CE in Kashmir, India. Born […]
Pancharatra
Pancharatra is said to have originated around a third century BCE saint named Narayana who was considered to be an avatar of Vishnu. The movement was a precursor to modern-day Vaishnavism.
Dharma-sutra
Dharma means the righteous way of living and sutra refers to the key or code. The Dharma-sutras originated from the […]
Grihya-sutra
Grihya-sutras, or related to the domestic, were manuals detailing Vedic fire ceremonies relating to rites of passage in one’s life […]