David Pingree's survey traces the textual history of Indian astral science specifically through its documented exchanges with Babylonian, Greek and Islamic astral sciences, a cross cultural transmission history that depends on being able to show textual borrowing directly rather than assumed influence. That is real evidentiary work, not a claim resting on the series it appears in. This record has not independently verified each individual textual borrowing Pingree traces, so a claim resting on one specific transmission episode is worth checking against his cited primary texts. It is the right source for the textual history and technical content of Indian astral science. It is not a general account of Hindu religion or ritual practice, which needs its own separate source when a claim concerns religious rather than technical or textual matters.
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A scholarly survey of Sanskrit astral and mathematical literature by a specialist historian of science, part of an academic History of Indian Literature series, cited for the textual history of Indian astral science rather than for general Hindu ritual practice. NotesDavid Pingree's scholarly survey, part of the History of Indian Literature series, of the Sanskrit astral and mathematical sciences: astronomy, astrology (jyotisha) and mathematics, tracing texts, authors and the discipline's historical development including its exchanges with Babylonian, Greek and Islamic astral sciences. Use for the textual history and technical content of Indian astral science, not for a general account of Hindu religion or ritual practice.
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AuthorDavid Pingree
PublisherOtto Harrassowitz
Publication Year1981
URLhttps://archive.org/details/pingree1981
Source Typeacademic monograph
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This source names Babylonians directly: "David Pingree's survey traces the textual history of Indian astral science specifically through its documented exchanges with Babylonian, Greek and Islamic astral sciences, a cross cultural..."
Source Jyotihsastra: Astral and Mathematical LiteratureDavid Pingree
Claims Backed By This Source (1,543 claims)
This source backs 1,543 claims across the atlas. As facts: 1,216 well-attested, 5 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 135 holds. Plus 187 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Nakshatras (Lunar Mansions), 412 claims: 384 well-attested, 28 general references.
- Tithis, 231 claims: 158 well-attested, 43 holds, 30 general references.
- Articles, 177 claims: 173 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.
- Vargas (Divisional Charts), 177 claims: 145 well-attested, 16 holds, 16 general references.
- Yogas, 112 claims: 98 well-attested, 14 general references.
- Vimshottari Dashas, 90 claims: 72 well-attested, 9 holds, 9 general references.
- Grahas (Planets), 60 claims: 42 well-attested, 9 holds, 9 general references.
- Rashis (Vedic Signs), 60 claims: 36 well-attested, 12 holds, 12 general references.
- Nitya Yogas, 54 claims: 27 holds, 27 general references.
- Yoga Categories, 40 claims: 35 well-attested, 5 general references.
- Mahapurusha Yogas, 35 claims: 30 well-attested, 5 general references.
- Karanas, 22 claims: 11 holds, 11 general references.
- Esoteric Texts, 19 claims: 9 well-attested, 5 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 3 general references.
- Categories, 17 claims: 11 well-attested, 6 general references.
- Yugas (World Ages), 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 4 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Disciplines, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 general references.
- Calendars, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Moon Phases, 4 claims: 2 holds, 2 general references.
- Sections, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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1,216Articles
A Class, Not a Combination, and What That CostsA different roster from the WestA Limb of the Vedas, and a Living ProfessionA Rule Built to Overturn Another RuleAbhijit As The Missing Twenty Eighth NakshatraAdhi YogaAmala YogaAnapha YogaAnuradha, the Friend's CompactArdra, the Teardrop of RudraAryabhata's Equal QuartersAshlesha, the Coiled SerpentBharani and the Constraint of YamaBudha: Mercury as Intellect and SpeechBudha-Aditya YogaChandra: The Moon as Mind and MotherChandra-Mangala YogaChitra, the Bright JewelCounting from the Moon or from the AscendantD-1 in Practice: The Only Chart Measured from a HorizonD-10 in Practice: Three Degrees and the Question of CareerD-12 in Practice: The Zodiac Repeated Inside a SignD-16 in Practice: Under Two Degrees a DivisionD-2 in Practice: Two Halves That Are Not Twelve SignsD-20 in Practice: Ninety Seconds of SkyD-24 in Practice: Five Minutes to a DivisionD-27 in Practice: One Division for Each NakshatraD-3 in Practice: Ten Degrees and the Trinal CountD-30 in Practice: One Degree, and No Ascendant Worth CastingD-4 in Practice: The Angles of a SignD-40 in Practice: Forty Five Minutes of ArcD-45 in Practice: Two and Two Thirds MinutesD-60 in Practice: Half a Degree, and the Limit of the MethodD-7 in Practice: The Division That Does Not Come Out EvenD-9 in Practice: One Pada of a NakshatraDhana YogaDhanishta, the Drum of the VasusDhanu: The Dual Fire of the ArcherDurudhara YogaEighteen of the Twenty Seven Daily Yogas Classed as FavourableExchange as the Strongest Form of AssociationGaja Kesari YogaGuru: Jupiter as Wisdom and GraceHasta, the Hand That GraspsHow Amavasya Is ReckonedHow Ashtami Is ReckonedHow Chaturdashi Is ReckonedHow Chaturthi Is ReckonedHow Dashami Is ReckonedHow Dwadashi Is Reckoned Showing 1 to 50 of 309 entities carrying this claim.
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135Showing 1 to 50 of 121 entities carrying this claim.
General References
187Nakshatras (Lunar Mansions)
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