When1: 300
When2: 500
What: philosopher
Where: India
works\ Puranas or Histories or Friendly Treatises [300 to 500: Hindu texts about gods and goddesses]
Detail: By tradition, Vyasa wrote them. They are about history {purana, history}, such as gods, devotions, Ayurveda, Jyotish, cosmology, dharma, karma, and reincarnation. Ayurveda is about medicine. Jyotish is about light or astrology. The eighteen Puranas have three groups of six. Rajasika Puranas or Brahma Puranas include Brahma, Brahmanda, Brahma Vaivarta, Markandeya, Bhavishya, and Vamana. Markandeya includes Devi Mahatmyam, important for Shaktas. Sattvika Puranas or Vaishnavite Puranas or Vishnu and the Goddess Parvati Puranas include Vishnu, Bhagavata or Srimad Bhagavata, Naradeya, Garuda, Padma, and Varaha. Padma defines Sutra. Tamasika Puranas or Shiva and Shakti Puranas include Vayu, Linga, Skanda, Agni, Matsya, and Kurma. All Puranas speak of the goddess Lakshmi.
There are different existences {loka}, such as heaven {Svarga} and hell {Naraka}. Svarga is for demigods {devas}, and King Indra rules it. The King of Justice, Dharmaraj or Yama, rules Naraka. Satyaloka is for Brahma, the highest existence. Vaikuntha is for Vishnu, for those who have left material worlds.
Mahapuranas and Upapuranas are about kings, heroes, and gods. Sthala Puranas are about temple creation and history. Kula Puranas are about castes.
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