The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c13.s1.3
The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c13.s1.3
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c13.s1.3
Each one of the eighteen *Purāṇas* can be drawn upon not only for the topics of *Dharmaśāstras* but for those of *Vārttāśāstras*. In the modern compilation on gems and precious stones entitled *Maṇimālā*, for instance, all the *Purāṇas* have been used as authorities.²