Uttara-khanda
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Uttara-khanda is a major concluding section of the Garuda Purana that focuses on topics such as ethics, rituals, afterlife, and paths to liberation in Hindu tradition.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture section
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khanda ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
dharma
ⓘ
karma ⓘ moksha ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Garuda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of Garuda Purana corpus ⓘ |
| containsDialogueBetween |
Garuda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalTheme |
heaven and hell realms
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journey of the soul after death ⓘ |
| ethicalTheme |
consequences of sin
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importance of charity ⓘ importance of truthfulness ⓘ merit and demerit of actions ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
afterlife
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ paths to liberation ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf | Garuda Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | concluding section ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Purva-khanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
guidance on funeral rites
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guidance on post-death rituals ⓘ instruction in righteous conduct ⓘ teaching about liberation ⓘ teaching about rebirth ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousUse |
instructional text for priests
ⓘ
recitation in Hindu rituals ⓘ source for popular Hindu beliefs about afterlife ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalGenre | Purana literature ⓘ |
| soteriologicalTheme |
devotion to Vishnu
ⓘ
power of holy names ⓘ role of pilgrimage ⓘ role of vows and fasts ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Hindu theology
ⓘ
Indology ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| textualForm |
prose
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verse ⓘ |
| tradition | Vaishnava ⓘ |
| transmission |
manuscript tradition
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oral tradition ⓘ |
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