[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v1.c3.s5.3 # The Purana Index v1.c3.s5.3 The Purāṇa Index v1.c3.s5.3 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s5.3) But in speaking of the style of architecture it refers to the śikhara style which undoubtedly originated with the Mauryas It is familiar with the twin epics the Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaṇa. In some places it seems to refer to the sections in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa. Perhaps the Bhāgavata Purāṇa supplemented what was actually wanting in that Purāṇa. - [Previous: v1.c3.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s5.2) - [Next: v1.c3.s5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s5.4) - [Up: v1.c3.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c3.s5.3) · Pramāṇa