Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s3.t12.14

v2.c10.s3.t12.14

8. **Agni Purana** has about 15,000 verses and starts with the stories of Shiva’s 10 incarnations and then the Linga (Shiva) and Durga worship, and the rest covers a variety of subjects, including politics, warfare, law, Vedas, Puranas, medicine, verses, grammar, astrology, rituals, astronomy, geography etc. It has certain association with esoteric Buddhism and gives a prominent place to rules concerning how to draw mandala, to pray, to build a temple and to place various statues in the temple.