Google translator gives 'You have the excellence said by the numbers of the ages of four kinds: Red-eyed black, Black-eyed white'
for Tu as l'excellence dite par les nombres des âges de quatre sortes : Noir aux yeux rouges, Blanc aux yeux noirs On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 12:36 AM rajam via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > Exactly! > > The part … 'Tu as l'excellence dite par les nombres des âges de quatre > sortes : > Noir aux yeux rouges, Blanc aux yeux noirs ‘ is crucial for understanding > ‘sūnya’ as a part of mathematical counting. > > In Tamil, it goes like this: > > … *எண்* நவிற்றும் சிறப்பினை > > Thanks and Regards, > rajam > > > On Jul 25, 2022, at 9:48 PM, Anurupa Naik <[email protected]> wrote: > > If I'm not mistaken, you're referring to this part from Prof Gros' French > translation of *Paripatal* published by the French Institute: > > 75 Sans souffrir deux ombres, les trois fois sept mondes > C'est Toi qui les protèges sous une ombre unique. > Le néant, le quart, la moitié, un > Deux, trois, quatre, cinq > Six, sept, huit, neuf : > 80 Tu as l'excellence dite par les nombres des âges de quatre sortes : > Noir aux yeux rouges, Blanc aux yeux noirs [...] > > *(Le Paripāṭal. Texte tamoul*. Introduction, traduction et notes par > François Gros, PIFI n°35, IFP, 1968, p. 16) > Thank you, > Anurupa > IFP > > On 26-07-2022 02:52, rajam via INDOLOGY wrote: > > > For whatever its worth … I’m tempted to provide some information from the > Tamil paripāṭal (பரிபாடல் : 3) where I see a mathematical counting > starting from ’sūnya’ / ‘zero’. > > This poem, paripāṭal (பரிபாடல் : 3), is dedicated to tirumāl (திருமால், > Vishnu). > > Here, the numbers are counted as: pāḻ (பாழ், meaning ’nothing > solid/concrete/meaningful…’), kāl (கால், one quarter, 1/4), pāku (பாகு, > one half, 1/2), oṉṟu (ஒன்று, one), iraṇṭu (இரண்டு, two), mūṉṟu (மூன்று, > three), nāṉku (நான்கு, four), aiṉtu (ஐந்து, five), āṟu (ஆறு, six), ēḻu (ஏழு, > seven), eṭṭu (எட்டு, eight), toṇṭu (தொண்டு, nine). > > பாழ் என, கால் என, பாகு என, ஒன்று என, > இரண்டு என, மூன்று என, நான்கு என, ஐந்து என, > ஆறு என, ஏழு என, எட்டு என, தொண்டு என, > நால்வகை ஊழி எண் நவிற்றும் சிறப்பினை … > > Now, I request our dear colleague Jean-Luc Chevillard for a translation > from Gros for this part of the Paripadal poem. > > Thanks and regards, > rajam > > > On Jul 25, 2022, at 9:19 AM, alakendu das via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Dr.Dahejia, > With due regards, I mention the following points on the issue of "Sunnya" > 1) "Sunnyata" of Mahayana Buddhism is a purely philosophical concept > developed by Asanga and his brother BasuBandhu, embodying the principal of > "ChatushKotiBinirmuktwa".. > 2) In the world of Mathematics,probably ,an ancient Indian text dating > back to 5th CE B.C, named as "Lokabibhaga" displayed use of decimal system > ( including aero) .I would be grateful if any further reference on this > text can be furnished. > 3) AryaBhatta's name is associated with the concept of zero" with > respect,although there is a view that Maya civilization of Central America > introduced the concept of zero. > > Would like to be enlightened more on this. > Regards > Alakendu Das. > > > > Sent from RediffmailNG on Android > > > > > From: Harsha Dehejia via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, 24 Jul 2022 16:20:43 GMT+0530 > To: Indology List <[email protected]> > Subject: [INDOLOGY] Sunya > > Friends: > > Is there any evidence that the sunya of mathematics arose out of the > sunyata of Mahayana Buddhism? > > Kind regards, > > Hrtsha > Harsha V. 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