History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.1814.4

v7.c99.1814.4

refers to study of P by learned brāhmaṇas 818, Hindu rites in medieval and modern times were deemed to give rewards promised in Veda, Smṛti and Purāṇas 913, history of Adhisīmakṛṣṇa, his contemporaries and their descendants described in a prophetic vein in P 850, importance of Introductory remarks of Dānasāgara on P, 867-871; influence of P. on Dharmaśāstra digests on succession and inheritance etc. 810, influence of P. on Dharmaśāstra 913-1002, institute comparison between yajñas and pilgrimages 933, introduced striking changes in ideals, religious rites and practices 928-929, Itihāsa-Purāṇa lumped together in Upaniṣads as the 5th Veda 840, Itihāsa distinguished from Purāṇa 840, Kirfel wrong in holding that the five topics (sarga etc.) alone were the constituent parts of very ancient Purāṇas 841; Kirfel and Pargiter have not clearly noticed the fact that P divide future kings into two groups, one of Aila, Aikṣvāka and Māgadha lines up to the last scions of these and the other of later Kings in the Pradyota, Śuṅga, Āndhra and others 850, Kumārılabhaṭṭa on the contents of P. 823-24, lay emphasis on bhaktı, on ahıṁsā, on pūrtadharma 947-50; lıst of 18 Purāṇas completed long before 1000 A. D 831; lıst of 18 prıncıpal Purāṇas together wıth the number of ślokas ın each acc. to dıfferent works 831-832; M. as a compound word (ıtıhāsapurāṇam) or as two words (ıtıhāsaḥ purāṇam) in Tai. Ā, Chan Up. and Br. Up. 815, list of works, papers and translatıons of p 883; m.