Are Puranas Part of Vedas?

The Vedas are a large body of religious texts composed in Vedic Sanskrit and are widely regarded as the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. ... The Puranas are a vast collection of Indian literature that cover a wide range of topics, such as legends and traditional folklore.

Are Puranas older than Vedas?

The Vedas are older than Puranas: Rig-Veda, the first Veda, was composed and compiled ten thousand years ago during Satya-Yug, the first Era of Truth.

How many Vedas are in Puranas?

There are traditionally 18 Puranas, but there are several different lists of the 18, as well as some lists of more or fewer than 18. The earliest Puranas, composed perhaps between 350 and 750 ce, are the Brahmanda, Devi, Kurma, Markandeya, Matsya, Vamana, Varaha, Vayu, and Vishnu.