Nandipurāṇa
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Overview on Purāṇa[edit]
The purāṇas contain a lot of material on the subjects generally dealt with in the dharmaśāstra literature. They have been traditionally grouped under two heads:
- The Mahāpurāṇas
- The Upapurāṇas
Each of the Purāṇas are 18 in number.
Origin of Nandipurāṇa[edit]
The Nandipurāṇa, also called as Nandapurāṇa, is assigned to the Upapurāṇas group. It is probably lost now, though a large number of its verses have been quoted in the Kalpataru of Lakṣmīdhara[1] and Aparārka of Aparāditya.[2] This purāṇa was probably composed during the 8th or the 9th century A. D.
Contents of Nandipurāṇa[edit]
Some of the interesting subjects dealt with in it are:
- Ārogyadāna by starting and running free hospitals
- Vidyādāna by running pāṭhaśālas or schools
- Abstention from meat-eating
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math,
Bangalore