* Ahimsa quotations from Puranic scripture ( vedabase. net )

In Hinduism, it is also the name of the deva, a personification of water, ( one of the Vasus in most later Puranic lists ).

* The Harivamsha (" lineage of Hari ") is a text in both the Puranic and Itihasa traditions.

This is the proper understanding, according to authorised Puranic Hindu literature.

Rudra, identified with the Puranic Shiva ( pictured ) is associated with the Rudras.

Hiranyakashipu ( or Hiranyakasipu ) () is an Asura from the Puranic scriptures of Hinduism.

Vamana ( Devanagari: व ा मन, IAST: Vāmana ) is described in the Puranic texts of Hinduism as the Fifth Avatar of Vishnu, and the first incarnation of the Second Age, or the Treta yuga.

Proponents of the Gaudiya and Nimbarka schools of Vaishnavism give the highly esoteric nature of Radha's relationship to Krishna as the reason why her story is not mentioned in detail in the other Puranic texts.

Unlike that identification the " Puranic Encyclopedia " states that this Ribhu is not identical with the leader of the Rhibhus whose name therein is Rbuksan.

The name Angirasas is applied generically to several Puranic individuals and things ; a class of Pitris, the ancestors of man according to Hindu Vedic writings, and probably descended from the sage Angiras.

The crescent moon is also a symbol associated with the Indian / Hindu iconography, specifically Within Puranic and Tantric Hinduism.

Although born of an earthly king, her position as an incarnation of goddess Lakshmi is described throughout Puranic literature:

According to one interpretation of Puranic Hinduism, the world is believed to have been created 158. 7 trillion years ago ( 50 " years of Brahma ").

Gautama Buddha is mentioned as an Avatar of Vishnu in the Puranic texts of Hinduism.

The Vedic period is held to have ended around 500 BC, Vedic religion gradually metamorphosizing into the various schools of Hinduism, which further evolved into Puranic Hinduism.

Giver ) or Narada Muni is a divine sage who plays a prominent role in a number of the Puranic texts, especially in the Bhagavata Purana, and in the Ramayana.

Chapter 1, is a very late Vedic chapter, which even has some Puranic names ; it is usually called the Āruṇa praśna for the particular style of fire-brick piling dealt with in the text.

Gavin Flood connects the rise of the written Purana historically with the rise of devotional cults centring upon a particular deity in the Gupta era: the Puranic corpus is a complex body of materials that advance the views of various competing cults.

Main Puranic resource on ghost-and death-related information is Garuda Purana.

In Hinduism specifically the name gopi ( sometimes gopika ) is used more commonly to refer to the group of cow herding girls famous within Vaishnava Theology for their unconditional devotion ( Bhakti ) to Krishna as described in the stories of Bhagavata Purana and other Puranic literatures.

Apart from the above Puranic and other ancient texts, the mention of Jagannath in medieval Oriya literature is enormous.

This concept is cited extensively within Puranic and Vedic literature, for example:

The lotus plant is cited extensively within Puranic and Vedic literature, for example:

is a name of Krishna in Puranic literature, and in Gaudiya Vaishnavism in particular a name of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ( considered an incarnation of Krishna ).

A major legend about this temple begins with the visit of the Puranic sage Parashurama, one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu.

According to the modern academic view, Vishnu, who according to Bala Kanda was incarnated as Rama, first came into prominence with the epics themselves and further during the ' Puranic ' period of the later 1st millennium CE.

** Vishvakarman in Vedic mythology, responsible for the creation of the universe ( while in later Puranic period, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are for creation, maintenance and destruction, respectively )

Brahma works with the materials provided by Vishnu to actually create what are believed to be planets in Puranic terminology, and he supervises the population of them.

Mention of Sri Jagannath and the Purusottama Kshetra abound in Puranic literature of Matsya Purana, Vishnu Purana, Agni Purana, Padma Purana, Narada Purana, Brahma Purana and Skanda Purana.

The Bhāgavata Purāṇa ( Devanāgarī: भ ा गवतप ु र ा ण, also known as, or ) is one of the " Maha " Puranic texts of Sanskrit literature, with its primary focus on bhakti ( religious devotion ) to the incarnations of Vishnu, particularly Krishna.

The exact nature of both Vishnu and Shiva ( from their associated stories in Vedic and Puranic scriptures ), and their position of difference or unity ( or both ), is a subject of some debate amongst the different philosophical schools.

In Puranic literature, Sharabha is associated with god Shiva, who incarnates to subdue fierce manifestations of Vishnu.

The Siddhanta tradition, like Kashmir Shaivism and Kaula, differs from the Vedic and Puranic worship of Shiva and also from the ancient Pasupati tradition by its adherence to texts called Agamas or Tantras, which lay down rites that may be performed by men of the first four varnas ( women in these varnas played marginal roles ) and describe a progressive, fourfold spiritual path of virtuous and moral living ( charya ), ritual ( kriya ), individual practice ( yoga ) and knowledge ( jnana, vidya ).

' Kumuda is also a Puranic name of a mountain forming the northern buttress of the Mount Meru ( i. e. Pamirs ).

Numerous Puranic literature terms refer to the Bahlikas, Pahlavas, Sakas, Paradas, Ramathas, Kambojas, Daradas, Tushars, Chinas, Barbaras, Keikayas, Abhiras, Sindhus, Soviras and others as the tribes of Uttarapatha ( Kirfel list of the Uttarapatha countries of the Bhuvanakosa ).

Buddhist and Puranic sources attest that the merchants and horse-dealers from Uttarapatha would bring horses and other goods for sale down to eastern Indian places like Savatthi ( Kosala ), Benares ( Kasi ), Pataliputra ( Magadha ), Pragjyotisha ( Assam ) and Tamarlipitka ( in Bengal ).

According to Puranic cosmography, the entire Cosmos is divided into seven concentric island continents ( sapta-dvipa vasumati ) separated by the seven encircling oceans, each double the size of the preceding one ( going out from within ).

( Pānca-ganah or five hordes of Kshatriyas in the Puranic texts, for instance ).

The tradition of the church, by reference to certain texts of scripture, speaks of a " cleansing fire " although it is not always called purgatory.

" It also uses sacred scripture in support of this practice, namely,, which states: " Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

Furthermore, they claim that in the Bible there's no evidence showing that the office must be conveyed by laying on of hands and no Biblical command that it must be by a special class of bishops ( the laying on of hands is repeatedly used to give a commission to some person in scripture.

An alternate viewpoint is that limiting praise to the unaccompanied chant of the early church is not commanded in scripture, and that the churches in any age are free to offer their songs with or without musical instruments.

It is striking that there is no written opposition to musical instruments in any setting in the 1st century and a half of the churches ( including scripture ).

St Cyril of Alexandria, 370-444, In the first letter says: " Athanasius is one who can be trusted: he would not say anything that is not in accord with sacred scripture.

The Book of Mormon is the earliest of the unique writings of the Latter Day Saint movement, the denominations of which typically regard the text not only as scripture but also as a historical record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas.

It is a rather short book, in both Jewish and Christian scripture, consisting of only four chapters.

However, as is often the case with the interpretation of scripture, there is dispute on this matter.

The manuscripts of the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible state that " the Song of Solomon is not inspired scripture ," and therefore it is not included in LDS canon and rarely studied by members of the LDS Church.

This position is supported by a scripture which says, " God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ .” Thess 5: 9

Celibacy, termed brahmacharya in Vedic scripture, is the fourth of the yamas and the word literally translated means " dedicated to the Divinity of Life ".

Such religious groups and denominations interpretation of scripture and doctrine leads them to accept that homosexuality is morally acceptable, and a natural occurrence.

To Clement, scripture is an innately true primitive philosophy which is complemented by human reason through the Logos.

It comprises two main divisions: the first is the Liturgy of the Catechumens which consists of introductory litanies, antiphons and scripture readings, culminating in a reading from one of the Gospels and, often, a homily ; the second is the Liturgy of the Faithful in which the Eucharist is offered, consecrated, and received as Holy Communion.

... this epistle is the principal and most excellent part of the new testament, and most pure evangelion, that is to say glad tidings and what we call the gospel, and also a light and a way in unto the whole scripture ...