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The Itihasa-Purana, the Epic-Puranic narratives of the Sanskrit Epics (Mahabharata and the Ramayana) [1] and the Puranas, [1] contain royal genealogies of the lunar dynasty and solar dynasty which are regarded by Indian traditions as historic events, and used in the Epic-Puranic chronology to establish a traditional timeline of Indian history.
In the mythical narratives of the Itihasa-Purana there is no clear distinction between mythology, hagiography and historiography. [2] The Indian tradition regards the Itihasa-Purana as authoritative historical writings, documenting past events [1] and prescribing dharma, the right way tho live. [7]
The Bhagavata Purana [3.11.18-20] (c. 500-1000 CE) gives a matching description of the yuga lengths in divine years. The Kali Yuga is the present yuga . According to Puranic sources , Krishna's departure marks the end of Dvapara Yuga and the start of Kali Yuga , [ note 2 ] which is dated to 17/18 February 3102 BCE , [ 17 ] [ 18 ] twenty years ...
The Vedanta Society built its first temple, called the Old Temple, in North America in San Francisco in 1905. [ Note 1 ] [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This temple has evolved into a bona fide Hindu temple. [ Note 1 ] Through the 1930s and 1940s, Vedanta Societies were also established in Boston , Los Angeles , Portland , Providence , Chicago , St. Louis ...
She dates Markandeya Purana to c. 250 CE (with one portion dated to c. 550 CE), Matsya Purana to c. 250–500 CE, Vayu Purana to c. 350 CE, Harivamsa and Vishnu Purana to c. 450 CE, Brahmanda Purana to c. 350–950 CE, Vamana Purana to c. 450–900 CE, Kurma Purana to c. 550–850 CE, and Linga Purana to c. 600–1000 CE.
The fundamental meaning of Dharma in Dharmasūtras, states Olivelle is diverse, and includes accepted norms of behavior, procedures within a ritual, moral actions, righteousness and ethical attitudes, civil and criminal law, legal procedures and penance or punishment, and guidelines for proper and productive living. [42]
R. C. Hazra has dated the Purana to the 4th century CE on the basis of the description of the rasa lila in it, as according to him, the Visnu Purana and the Bhagavata Purana belong to the 5th century CE and 6th century CE respectively. [15] According to Dikshit, the date of the Matsya Purana is 3rd century CE.
The source of dharma is declared to be fivefold: 1) śrutiḥ; 2) smṛtiḥ; sadācāraḥ (right conduct); svasya ca priyam ātmanaḥ (one's own benefit) and 5) desire born of purposeful intention (samyaksaṃkalpajaḥ kāmaḥ).