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Hindu

Since the religion Hindu is actually the Brahmin religion, most peoples of the subcontinent would not have much connection to these text. The article is giving the impression that the common people of the subcontinent, most of whom were not admitted into the Hindu religion, had a very deep connection to thes text.

It is not seen mentioned as to where all the original texts are available, who discovered them, and who did the translation into English. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2405:204:D180:70BF:D9A:F354:6940:1BF4 (talk) 02:09, 5 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What you are saying doesn't make much sense. What the elites follow affects what others do. For example Krsna is extremely popular in India as is Vaisnavism. Why? Because of texts like Visnu Purana, Srimad Bhagavatam, and Padma Purana.

67.204.247.30 (talk) 17:08, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sthalapurana

As Sthalapurana section of this article is related to Sthalapurana article which had been created separately as the concept is different, hence moving the section to Sthalapurana article. This is in addition to my earlier suggestion. While Sthalapurans give a detailed account of the historical relevance of the geographical place, Puranas are religious texts in Hindu religion.

Devi Purana

@112.134.216.236: There have been repeated efforts to add Devi Purana as a Mahapurana. The first citation is the Shiva Purana without any page numbers. It is a primary source and shouldn't be used to prove your point. You should use reliable secondary sources. See WP:SECONDARY and WP:NOR. Secondly, you are misrepresenting the second reference which can be seen here (page 555), which doesn't mention Shiva Purana. The author does mention some discussion on whether Devi Purana should be considered a Mahapurana. Lastly, there is no need to repeat the exact same list as the table above it with the exception of one row. I see no reliable sources (WP:RS) for your claim. Jroberson108 (talk) 19:20, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

then add a line mentioned devi purana according to the shiva purana 112.134.216.236 (talk) 19:33, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@112.134.216.236: Provide a reliable secondary source for it. At this point, all the source says is that there is a discussion about it. Jroberson108 (talk) 19:35, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Title of article: Puranas or Purana?

Shouldn't the title of this article be "Purana," given that the term "Puranas" comes from a quick Latin pluralisation of the Sanskrit पुराण and is therefore, strictly speaking, not accurate? The article itself begins with the term purana. I think using "the Puranas" in the body of the article is not an issue and is indeed standard across research on Indic literature in European languages, is practical, etc.—only that the title should use the proper term. I suggest that the article also clarify somewhere that the "s" at the end does not occur in Sanskrit, so as to avoid imparting the impression that "Puranas" is an actual Sanskrit word. 198.7.242.150 (talk) 18:30, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@198.7.242.150: I adjusted the lead so it is "Puranas" since multiple are discussed throughout. The rest is probably best added to the "Etymology" section with reliable sources (see WP:RS). The "Origin" section mentions the possibility of there being originally "one Purana" before there were many, so that should be taken into consideration. As for renaming the title, the move request was already made at Talk:Puranas/Archive_1#Requested_move and opposed. Jroberson108 (talk) 21:16, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I see—thanks for clarifying! 198.7.242.150 (talk) 22:13, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dependence on atheistic and foreign scholars

I find it curious that this religious topic relies on atheistic scholars and outsiders as authorities. Hard to have any confidence in it. 67.204.247.30 (talk) 17:15, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How about David Frawley and Michel Danino? Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 18:10, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what you mean by "outsiders"/"foreign", but if you have concern about specific content on the page, you can discuss here on talk or if you have content to add from good sources, you can do that also. Asteramellus (talk) 21:13, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]