Puranic

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[poor-ahn-ik, per-] / pʊərˈɑn ɪk, pər- /

adjective

1. Hinduism. relating to or characteristic of the Puranas.

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A processional terrace surrounds the walled pavement supporting the grey edifice, and the sculptured bas-reliefs denote the transitional stage of Buddhist faith, as it materialised through Jainism into the Puranic mythology of Hindu creed.

From Through the Malay Archipelago by Richings, Emily

This story has an uncouth and barbarous air and seems out of place even in Puranic mythology.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

To one side of the Puranic religions, from the earlier time of which comes this account of heresies, reference has been made above: the development of the fables in regard to the infant Krishna.

From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn

But an isolated and curious Puranic chapter of the epic appears to have direct reference to the Persian religion.

From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn

Nor is the Puranic version of the Legend of the Deluge to be despised, though it be of recent date, and full of fantastic and often puerile details.

From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Donnelly, Ignatius