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Calculation means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Calculation (of the duration of the journey) refers to certain preparatory rituals performed before Sea-voyages in ancient India (known in Prakrit as: jattā, or Sanskrit: yātrā), and was vividly depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Details of preparation for sea-voyage are given which include the following items relating to preparatory ritual and the equipment of the ship: [e.g., calculation of the duration of the journey both outward and inward;] [...]. When the ship was to take off auspicious musical instruments were sounded, conch-shells were blown, auspicious songs were sung, [...].
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Karmic Astrology—a Study (by Sunita Anant Chavan)
Part 2.2.6 - Gaṇita of the Siddhānta Period < [Chapter 2 - Jyotiḥśāstra and the Concept of Karman]
Part 2.5 - The Place of Jyotiṣa in the Literature < [Chapter 2 - Jyotiḥśāstra and the Concept of Karman]
Part 2.2.5 - Peculiarities of Gaṇita (calculations) < [Chapter 2 - Jyotiḥśāstra and the Concept of Karman]
The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system (by Babu C. D)
Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) (by Partha Sarathi Sil)
2. Time of composition of the Bhagavadgītā < [Chapter 1 - A Brief Sketch of the Bhagavadgītā]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.28.9 < [Chapter 28 - The Lord’s Pastime of Accepting Sannyāsa]
Chapter 3 - Calculation of the Lord’s Horoscope < [Book 1 - Ādi-khaṇḍa]
Introduction to chapter 3 < [Chapter 3 - Calculation of the Lord’s Horoscope]
Significance of the Moon in Ancient Civilizations (by Radhakrishnan. P)
6. Mayan Civilization and Astrology < [Chapter 3 - History of Civilizations and Moon]
6. Biblical New Moon < [Chapter 2 - A Sceintific Outlook on Astrology]
8. The Babylonians and Astrology < [Chapter 3 - History of Civilizations and Moon]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 2 - Date of the Kālacakra-tantra < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Chapter 10 - Imperial lines of Tibet, China, Hor, etc. < [Book 1 - The beginning of the story of the Doctrine]
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