2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Tradition and modernization of Indian astronomy and calendar making
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22500969
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sociology/History of science and technology
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| Research Institution | Kyoto Sangyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
YANO Michio 京都産業大学, 文化学部, 教授 (40065868)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | インド天文学 / 暦法 / 占星術 / サンスクリット / ヤヴァナ・ジャータカ / ネパール写本 / フィールドワーク |
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| Research Abstract |
By reading classical Sanskrit texts on astronomy and making field works on calendar making and practical astrology in India and Nepal, I studied how traditional Indian science represented by astronomy survives in modern world. I read the Yavanajataka, Bhaskara’s commentary on the Aryabhatiya, and the Suryasiddhanta and realized the importance of studying original manuscripts. In Nepal I learned how traditional calendars survive today. In Kerala I made interviews with astrologers who use seashells for astronomical computation.
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