Upa Puranas
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The Upa Puranas are a group of lesser Hindu Puranic texts that supplement the major Puranas with additional myths, rituals, and theological teachings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upa Puranas canonical | 1 |
| Upa-purana | 1 |
| Upapuranas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5467523 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upa Puranas Context triple: [Ganesha Purana, partOf, Upa Puranas]
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A.
Mudgala Purana
The Mudgala Purana is a Hindu religious text primarily devoted to the mythology, worship, and theological significance of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha.
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B.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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C.
Shiva Purana
The Shiva Purana is a major Hindu scripture devoted to Lord Shiva, detailing his myths, cosmology, rituals, and theological significance within the Shaivite tradition.
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D.
Padma Purana
The Padma Purana is one of the major Hindu Puranic texts, renowned for its extensive narratives on cosmology, pilgrimage, devotion (bhakti), and religious practices.
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E.
Markandeya Purana
The Markandeya Purana is a major Sanskrit Hindu scripture, traditionally counted among the eighteen Mahapuranas, notable for its extensive mythological narratives and theological teachings, including the celebrated Devi Mahatmya.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upa Puranas Target entity description: The Upa Puranas are a group of lesser Hindu Puranic texts that supplement the major Puranas with additional myths, rituals, and theological teachings.
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A.
Mudgala Purana
The Mudgala Purana is a Hindu religious text primarily devoted to the mythology, worship, and theological significance of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha.
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B.
Puranas
The Puranas are a genre of ancient and medieval Hindu texts that narrate cosmology, myths, legends of gods and heroes, and traditional religious practices and teachings.
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C.
Shiva Purana
The Shiva Purana is a major Hindu scripture devoted to Lord Shiva, detailing his myths, cosmology, rituals, and theological significance within the Shaivite tradition.
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D.
Padma Purana
The Padma Purana is one of the major Hindu Puranic texts, renowned for its extensive narratives on cosmology, pilgrimage, devotion (bhakti), and religious practices.
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E.
Markandeya Purana
The Markandeya Purana is a major Sanskrit Hindu scripture, traditionally counted among the eighteen Mahapuranas, notable for its extensive mythological narratives and theological teachings, including the celebrated Devi Mahatmya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious text corpus
ⓘ
Puranic literature ⓘ |
| aim |
popular religious instruction
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promotion of specific deities or shrines ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shaivism
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Shaktism ⓘ Smarta tradition ⓘ Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| classification | minor Puranas ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
cosmology
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genealogies of gods and sages ⓘ temple rituals ⓘ tirtha mahatmya (glorification of sacred places) ⓘ vrata (religious vows) ⓘ |
| describedAs |
lesser Puranas
ⓘ
supplementary Puranas ⓘ |
| function |
expand narratives of major Puranas
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preserve local cult traditions ⓘ provide regional legends ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic literature
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religious narrative ⓘ |
| hasApproximateCount | 18 ⓘ |
| hasContent |
myths
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rituals ⓘ theological teachings ⓘ |
| hasExample |
Kalika Purana (sometimes classified as Upa Purana in some traditions)
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Naradiya Purana (sometimes classified as Upa Purana in some traditions) ⓘ
linked to:
Narada Purana
Shiva Rahasya literature (classified as Upa Purana in some lists) ⓘ |
| hasRole | supplement major Puranas ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hindu ritual manuals
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local pilgrimage traditions ⓘ regional Hindu practices ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Hinduism ⓘ |
| relatedGenre | Mahapuranas ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Mahapuranas ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scholarlyField | Indology ⓘ |
| script | various Indic scripts in manuscripts ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Hindu theology
ⓘ
comparative religion ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Puranas ⓘ |
| textualStatus |
canonical in some Hindu traditions
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variable lists across regions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval Hindu period ⓘ |
| transmission | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
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Subject: Upa Puranas Description of subject: The Upa Puranas are a group of lesser Hindu Puranic texts that supplement the major Puranas with additional myths, rituals, and theological teachings.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Upa Puranas
linked to: Upa Puranas