Puranic

American  

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

adjective

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

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Example Sentences

In one of the early exegetical works, which is occupied somewhat with philosophical matter, there is evidence that a triad existed between the Vedic triad of fires and the Puranic triad.

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

The vanity or policy of Tiberius and Alexander in believing themselves to be, or wishing to be believed, divine, has nothing in common with the grotesque imagination of Puranic Hinduism.

From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William

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

Their religious views and practices have changed, there has been an evolving process; the connection may be traced, and we see the result in the Puranic system of our day.

From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by Kennedy, James

So, in our centre of Indian learning, we must provide for the co-ordinate study of all these different cultures,—the Vedic, the Puranic, the Buddhist, the Jain, the Islamic, the Sikh and the Zoroastrian.

From Creative Unity by Tagore, Rabindranath