Purana
/pʊˈrɑːnə/noun
(一般作Puranas)
- any of a class of Sanskrit sacred writings on Hindu mythology and folklore of varying date and origin, the most ancient of which dates from the 4th century AD往世书（不同时期和来源的关于印度神话和民间传说的梵语圣书中的任何一种, 其中最早的始于公元4世纪）。
派生词
Puranic
adjective词源
from Sanskrit purāna 'ancient (legend)', from purā 'formerly'.