VEDIC MATHEMATICS:
ANCIENT INDIAN KNOWLEDGE
ANCIENT INDIAN KNOWLEDGE
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- Indian civilization has surprised academicians time and
again with simple age old techniques for solving complex problems.
Difficult problems or huge sums can often be solved immediately by the
Vedic method or Vedic Mathematics technique, which is derived from the
Ganita Sutra in the Vedas. Vedic Mathematics is the name given to the
ancient system of Mathematics which was rediscovered from the Vedas
between 1911 and 1918 by Sri Bharati Krsna Tirthaji (1884 - 1960).
In the beginning of the 20th century, when there was a great interest in various Sanskrit texts in Europe, some scholars ridiculed certain texts were titled GANITA SUTRA, which means mathematics. The European scholars could not decipher any mathematics in the translations and therefore dismissed the texts as rubbish.
Bharati Krsna wrote sixteen volumes expounding the Vedic system but these were unaccountably lost and when the loss was confirmed in his final years he wrote a single book - Vedic Mathematics. It was published in 1965, five years after his death. According to his research all of mathematics is based on sixteen Sutras, or word - formulae. For example, ‘Vertically and Crosswise’ is one of these Sutras. These formulae describe the way the mind naturally works and are therefore a great help in directing the student to the appropriate method of solution.
Perhaps the most striking feature of the Vedic system is its coherence. Instead of a hotchpotch of unrelated techniques the whole system is beautifully interrelated and unified. This unifying quality is very satisfying; it makes mathematics easy and enjoyable and encourages innovation.
In the beginning of the 20th century, when there was a great interest in various Sanskrit texts in Europe, some scholars ridiculed certain texts were titled GANITA SUTRA, which means mathematics. The European scholars could not decipher any mathematics in the translations and therefore dismissed the texts as rubbish.
Bharati Krsna wrote sixteen volumes expounding the Vedic system but these were unaccountably lost and when the loss was confirmed in his final years he wrote a single book - Vedic Mathematics. It was published in 1965, five years after his death. According to his research all of mathematics is based on sixteen Sutras, or word - formulae. For example, ‘Vertically and Crosswise’ is one of these Sutras. These formulae describe the way the mind naturally works and are therefore a great help in directing the student to the appropriate method of solution.
Perhaps the most striking feature of the Vedic system is its coherence. Instead of a hotchpotch of unrelated techniques the whole system is beautifully interrelated and unified. This unifying quality is very satisfying; it makes mathematics easy and enjoyable and encourages innovation.
WHAT DO THE VEDIC TEACHINGS TELL US?
Spiritually
advanced cultures were not ignorant of the principles of mathematics,
but they saw no necessity to explore those principles beyond that which
was helpful in the advancement of God realization. ... One of the
foremost exponents of Vedic math, the late Bharati Krishna Tirtha
Maharaja, author of Vedic Mathematics, has offered a glimpse into the
sophistication of Vedic math. Drawing inspiration from the Atharva-veda,
Tirtha Maharaja points to many sutras (codes) or aphorisms which appear
to apply to every branch of mathematics: arithmetic, algebra, geometry
(plane and solid), trigonometry (plane and spherical), conics
(geometrical and analytical), astronomy, calculus (differential and
integral), etc.
Śrīla Bhakti Bhavan Vishnu Mahārāja :
"Mathematics and the Spiritual Dimension"
http://gosai.com/ashrama/swami-bb-vishnu
http://www.vedicsciences.net/articles/vedic-mathematics.html
http://gosai.com/writings/mathematics-and-the-spiritual-dimension
"Mathematics and the Spiritual Dimension"
http://gosai.com/ashrama/swami-bb-vishnu
http://www.vedicsciences.net/articles/vedic-mathematics.html
http://gosai.com/writings/mathematics-and-the-spiritual-dimension
Published by dasavatara das - "Vedic Views on World News"
http://www.vedicviews-worldnews.blogspot.com.ar/
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