Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s3.t12.4

v2.c10.s3.t12.4

**1. Brahma Purana**, contains about 10,000 verses, first, narrates the origin of the name of the book, the creation of the universe, various epochs under the rule of Manu, genealogy of patriarchs of solar and lunar dynasties, upper world, lower world, stars and the like, then describes the holy places of Hinduism in detail and narrates the legends of Krishna, and lastly, then describes sacrifice rituals, responsibilities of the gods, the stages of the life,