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The '''Upapurana'''s ([[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]: ''{{IAST|Upapurāṇa}}'') are a genre of [[Hindu]] religious texts consisting of a large number of compilations differentiated from the [[Puranas|Mahapuranas]] by styling them as secondary [[Puranas]] using a disparaging prefix ''Upa'' (secondary). Though, only a few of these compilations originated earlier than most of the extant ''Mahapuranas'', some of these texts are extensive and important.<ref name=Hazra>Hazra, R.C. (1962, reprint 2003). ''The Upapuranas'' in S. Radhakrishnan (ed.) ''The Cultural Heritage of India'', Vol.II, Kolkata:The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, ISBN 81-85843-03-1, pp.271-286</ref>
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The '''Upapurana'''s ([[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]: ''{{IAST|Upapurāṇa}}'') are a genre of [[Hindu]] religious texts consisting of a large number of compilations differentiated from the [[Puranas|Mahapuranas]] by styling them as secondary [[Puranas]] using a disparaging prefix ''Upa'' (secondary). Though, only a few of these compilations originated earlier than most of the extant ''Mahapuranas'', some of these texts are extensive and important.<ref name="Hazra">Hazra, R.C. (1962, reprint 2003). ''The Upapuranas'' in S. Radhakrishnan (ed.) ''The Cultural Heritage of India'', Vol.II, Kolkata:The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, ISBN 81-85843-03-1, pp.271-286</ref>
    
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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[[Category:Puranas]]
 
[[Category:Puranas]]
 
[[Category:Vaidika Vangamaya]]
 
[[Category:Vaidika Vangamaya]]

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