Puranan.

Brit.

/pʊˈrɑːnə/, U.S.

/pʊˈrɑnə/

Forms: 1600s Porane, 1600s–1700s Poran, 1600s–1700s Purane, 1700s Pooran, 1700s Pouran, 1700s Puran, 1700s–1800s Poorana, 1700s–1800s Pooraun, 1700s– Purana. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit purāṇa.

Etymology: < Sanskrit purāṇa ancient < purā formerly.

Any of a class of works in Sanskrit verse (with occasional prose passages), comprising (mainly Hindu) myths, legends, history, and ritual. Also (in †singular and plural): these works as a class.These compilations are of varying and disputed date and origin.

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shastra1630

Purana1684

1684 J. Phillips tr. J. B. Tavernier Trav. II. 107 After they have learned the Hanscrit..they [sc. Hindus] commonly apply themselves to read the Purane [Fr. Purance], which is the interpretation and sum of the Beths.

1696 Toland Christianity not Myst. 31 To say it bears witness to itself, is equally to establish the Alcoran or the Poran.

1795 Asiatick Researches 4 211 Selected the Puránas.

1798 Brit. Critic 11 120 From the numerous puranas and ancient dramas of India, many scattered rays of information are to be collected.

1866 Catholic World Nov. 282/2 The Sanskrit translations include those of the Sankhya Karika, Rig Veda, and Vishna Purana.

1889 J. M. Robertson Christ & Krishna vii. 25 He disputes the point as to the early existence of literature of the Purâna order.

1958 in W. T. de Bary et al. Sources Indian Trad. xiii. 328 The puranas, in fact, became the bibles of popular Hinduism.

1986 L. Rocher Purāṇas 103 I submit that it is not possible to set a specific date for any purāṇa as a whole...Opinions, inevitably, continue to vary widely and endlessly.

2004 Independent (Nexis) 14 Aug. 44 The emotional attraction of Krishna is expressed in the Bhagavat Purana.

Derivatives

Puˈranism n. a form of religion or popular belief based on the Puranas.

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Puranism1855

1855 Calcutta Rev. 24 223 (heading) Puranism; or the popular religion of India.

1882 D. Pidgeon Engineer's Holiday II. 225 Buddhism has been replaced in India by Puranism, a religion based on an immense extension and perversion of the early Vedas.

1985 Soc. Sci. 13 10 From the standpoint of temporal power Vedism, Puranism, Tantrism and other forms of heterodoxism could simulataneously acquire the connotation of the sacred domain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	purana
释义	Puranan. Brit. /pʊˈrɑːnə/, U.S. /pʊˈrɑnə/ Forms: 1600s Porane, 1600s–1700s Poran, 1600s–1700s Purane, 1700s Pooran, 1700s Pouran, 1700s Puran, 1700s–1800s Poorana, 1700s–1800s Pooraun, 1700s– Purana. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit purāṇa. Etymology: < Sanskrit purāṇa ancient < purā formerly. Any of a class of works in Sanskrit verse (with occasional prose passages), comprising (mainly Hindu) myths, legends, history, and ritual. Also (in †singular and plural): these works as a class.These compilations are of varying and disputed date and origin. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > non-Judaeo-Christian scriptures > [noun] > Hindu shastra1630 Purana1684 1684 J. Phillips tr. J. B. Tavernier Trav. II. 107 After they have learned the Hanscrit..they [sc. Hindus] commonly apply themselves to read the Purane [Fr. Purance], which is the interpretation and sum of the Beths. 1696 Toland Christianity not Myst. 31 To say it bears witness to itself, is equally to establish the Alcoran or the Poran. 1795 Asiatick Researches 4 211 Selected the Puránas. 1798 Brit. Critic 11 120 From the numerous puranas and ancient dramas of India, many scattered rays of information are to be collected. 1866 Catholic World Nov. 282/2 The Sanskrit translations include those of the Sankhya Karika, Rig Veda, and Vishna Purana. 1889 J. M. Robertson Christ & Krishna vii. 25 He disputes the point as to the early existence of literature of the Purâna order. 1958 in W. T. de Bary et al. Sources Indian Trad. xiii. 328 The puranas, in fact, became the bibles of popular Hinduism. 1986 L. Rocher Purāṇas 103 I submit that it is not possible to set a specific date for any purāṇa as a whole...Opinions, inevitably, continue to vary widely and endlessly. 2004 Independent (Nexis) 14 Aug. 44 The emotional attraction of Krishna is expressed in the Bhagavat Purana. Derivatives Puˈranism n. a form of religion or popular belief based on the Puranas. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > Hindu sects and groups > [noun] > Puranism Puranism1855 1855 Calcutta Rev. 24 223 (heading) Puranism; or the popular religion of India. 1882 D. Pidgeon Engineer's Holiday II. 225 Buddhism has been replaced in India by Puranism, a religion based on an immense extension and perversion of the early Vedas. 1985 Soc. Sci. 13 10 From the standpoint of temporal power Vedism, Puranism, Tantrism and other forms of heterodoxism could simulataneously acquire the connotation of the sacred domain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1684
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