Exact Sciences from Jaina Sources Vol- 1 Basic Mathematics (An Old and Rare Book)

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This when translated into English would mean : "As are crests on the heads of peacocks, as are gems on the heads of snakes, so is Mathematics at the top of all sciences-branches of knowledge."

Amongst the six fundamental branches of knowledge, viz.

(i) Shiksha -The Science of proper articulation and pronunciation-phonetics,

(ii) Kalpa -Rules for rituals and ceremonials (Sulva-Sutra supplement to Kalpa Sutra),

(iii) Vyakarana -The Science of right use of language,

(iv) Nirukta -Etymology (The science of origin of words),

(v) Chhanda -The Science of prosody (Metronomy),

(vi) Jyotisha-Astronomy-the Science of stars and other heavenly bodies,

Astronomy occupies a prominent place as mentioned in another verse :

In fact all knowledge can be divided into two main streams (i) the science of letters (ii) the science of numbers. In the former are included subjects like Grammar, Literature, Logic etc. while in the latter are included Ganita, Astronomy, Science, Economics, Commerce etc.

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