[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.190 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.190 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.190 - **Language:** English ### [c8.190](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.190) MAHIDĀSA. An ācārya (Preceptor). He is believed to be the author of "Aitareya Brāhmaṇa" and "Aitareya Āraṇyaka". - [Previous: c8.189](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.189) - [Next: c8.191](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.191) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Linked texts (2) - [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya) — Mahidāsa Aitareya, Sanskrit - [Aitareyāraṇyaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.aitareya) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.190](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.190) · Pramāṇa