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  2. Kathasaritsagara - Wikipedia

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    The stories and their order in Tantrakhyayika within Book 10 are consistent with the tales and arrangement of the Kalila wa Demna more than even the Panchatantra, and it would appear therefore that we have in the Kathasaritsagara an earlier representative of the original collection than even the Panchatantra, at least as it is now met with.

  3. List of historic Indian texts - Wikipedia

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    Story of Arjuna, of royal line of Kuru Kingdom: Sanskrit: Lord Ganesha while Veda Vyasa narrated it. 400 BCE - 400 CE [4] Purva Mimamsa Sutras: Sanskrit: Rishi Jaimini: 300 BCE - 200 BCE Bhagavad Gita: Krishna's advice to Arjuna on duty. Sanskrit: Veda Vyasa: 200 BCE - 200 CE [4] Not a separate work. Part of Mahabharata. Panchatantra ...

  4. Sikh scriptures - Wikipedia

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    The word 'pothi' (Gurmukhi: ਪੋਥੀ, romanized: Pōthī) originally meant 'book' in Old Punjabi (cognate to 'pustak' in Hindi, with both derviving from the Sanskrit word pustaka). [4] However, amongst Sikhs the term evolved to refer to a sacred book, especially one containing Gurbani or scriptural texts and of a moderate size.

  5. Hindu mythology - Wikipedia

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    Folklorists often go further, defining myths as "tales believed as true, usually sacred, set in the distant past or other worlds or parts of the world, and with extra-human, inhuman, or heroic characters". [15] In classical Greek, muthos, from which the English word myth derives, meant "story, narrative." Hindu mythology does not often have a ...

  6. Sacred Games (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Sacred Games is a mystery/thriller novel by Indian-American author Vikram Chandra published in 2006. Upon release, it received critical acclaim and subsequently won the Vodafone Crossword Book Award .

  7. Jataka tales - Wikipedia

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    The Story of Cuḍḍabodhi (Khanti, patient acceptance) The Story of the Holy Swans (Maitrī, loving-kindness) The Story of Mahābodhi (Khanti) The Story of the Great Ape (Anukampā, compassion) The Story of the Śarabha (Anukampā) The Story of the Ruru-Deer (Dayā, kindness) The Story of the Great Monkey (Anuvartinā, obedience)

  8. List of Indian historical novels - Wikipedia

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    First Gujarati novel. Depicts story of Karna, the last ruler of the Vaghela dynasty who was defeated by Alauddin Khalji in 1298. Mrinalini: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay: 1869 Bengali: Maharastra Jibanprabhat: Romesh Chandra Datta: 1871 Bengali: Mochangad: Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar: 1871 Marathi: First Marathi historical novel.

  9. Sacred Evil – A True Story - Wikipedia

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    Sacred Evil (Hindi: Gehra Paani) is a 2006 Indian supernatural/surreal film directed by Abhigyan Jha and Abhiyan Rajhans. It is based on the book Sacred Evil: Encounters With the Unknown by Indian Wiccan priestess Ipsita Roy Chakraverti and portrays various cases of healing described in the book.