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The earliest core of the text has been dated variously between 450 CE - 900 CE, but most scholars favour the 9th to 11th century. The early printed editions of this work had 96 chapters, the new versions have 69 chapters with a supplement. The supplement were not found in some versions of manuscripts
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exist in various versions, likely very different from the original, and show signs of revision over time and regions. It has been published by All India Kashiraj Trust in two rounds. The first round had 95 chapters, while the
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by Vishnu, which is his dwarf avatar. The text includes chapters glorifying Vishnu, but includes many more chapters glorifying Shiva. The text also glorifies various goddesses.
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Epic and Puranic Bibliography (Up to 1985) Annotated and with Indexes: Part I: A - R, Part II: S - Z, Indexes
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The Strides of Vishnu: Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective: Hindu Culture in Historical Perspective
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The text is non-sectarian, and its first version was likely created by the 9th to 11th century CE.
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text. Further, the text hardly has the character of a Purana, and is predominantly a collection of
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The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition (Volume 1: Introduction, Book I)
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The text contains chapters on cosmology and mythology typical of a Purana. The text includes
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The Iconography and Ritual of Siva at Elephanta: On Life, Illumination, and Being
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At the beginning (chapter 1), Narada asks Pulastya about the assumption of the
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with 28 chapters dedicated to temples and sacred sites in and around modern
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text that is at least 1,000 years old and is one of the eighteen major
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text in its origin. However, the modern surviving manuscripts of
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Bailey, G. M. (1986). "For a new study of the Vāmana Purāna".
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Classical Hindu Mythology: A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas
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Studies in the Puranic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs
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Hinduism
Sanskrit
a series
Hindu scriptures and texts

Shruti
Smriti
List
Vedas
Rigveda
Samaveda
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
Samhita
Brahmana
Aranyaka
Upanishads
Upanishads
Aitareya
Kaushitaki
Chandogya
Kena
Brihadaranyaka
Isha
Taittiriya
Katha
Shvetashvatara
Maitri
Mundaka

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