Ganesha: Perbezaan antara semakan

Ganesha emerged as a distinct deity in clearly recognizable form in the 4th and 5th centuries [[Common Era|CE]], during the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta Period]], although he inherited traits from Vedic and pre-Vedic precursors.<ref>Narain, A. K. "{{IAST|Gaṇeśa}}: The Idea and the Icon" in {{Harvnb|Brown|1991|p=27}} </ref> His popularity rose quickly, and he was formally included among the five primary deities of [[Smartism]] (a Hindu denomination) in the 9th century. A sect of devotees called the ''[[Ganapatya]]'', ([[Sanskrit]]: {{lang|sa|गाणपत्य}}; {{IAST|gāṇapatya}}), who identified Ganesha as the supreme deity, arose during this period.<ref>For history of the development of the ''{{IAST|gāṇapatya}}'' and their relationship to the wide geographic dispersion of Ganesha worship, see: Chapter 6, "The {{IAST|Gāṇapatyas}}" in: Thapan (1997), pp. 176–213.</ref> The principal scriptures dedicated to Ganesha are the ''[[Ganesha Purana]]'', the ''[[Mudgala Purana]]'', and the ''[[Ganapati Atharvashirsa]]''.

 

 

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