Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s3.t12.3
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s3.t12.3
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4. The epoch of the Manu’s rule; 5. The histories of the patriarchs of various dynasties. After the 7ᵗʰ century CE, the *Puranas* kept being enlarged, and someone proposed 10 subjects. However, the basic contents of the *Puranas* are myths and legends, and there are a great number of Puranic texts, mainly including major 18 Puranas and minor 18 Puranas, and the former are more important and widely disseminated, and include the following: