Ushanaserita, Uśanaserita: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Uśanaserita can be transliterated into English as Usanaserita or Ushanaserita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the VisnudharmottarapuranaUśanaserita (उशनसेरित) or Uśanaseritapurāṇa refers to one of the eighteen Minor Puranas (i.e., Upapurāṇa) according to the Kūrmapurāṇa and other traditional lists of Puranic literature: a category of ancient Sanskrit texts which gives a huge contribution in the development of Indian literature.—The Upapurāṇas (e.g., uśanaserita-purāṇa) can be considered as the supplements of the Mahāpurāṇas as those are mostly based on the Mahāpurāṇas. The Saurapurāṇa considers the Upapurāṇas as khilas i.e., supplements. [...] Though the numbers of Upapurāṇas are specified as eighteen, there are many important Upapurāṇas which are excluded from the lists of Upapurāṇas given by different sources.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)
Chapter 1 - The Upapurana literature—its extent, antiquity and origin
The Kalika Purana (literary study) (by Dilip Kumar Goswami)
Introduction to the Upapuranas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]