The Indic Mathematical tradition - Indic Studies Foundation
The Indic Mathematical tradition - Indic Studies Foundation
The Indic Mathematical tradition - Indic Studies Foundation
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Indic</strong> <strong>Mathematical</strong><br />
<strong>tradition</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Structure of <strong>Indic</strong> Literature<br />
‣We can only discuss what survived the millennia of<br />
wars and destruction. Literally thousands of<br />
manuscripts were destroyed when Ikhtiar Khalji rode<br />
into Bihar with a small band of looters around 1200 CE<br />
‣<strong>Indic</strong> Literature is derived from a Srautic parampara<br />
– an oral <strong>tradition</strong>, which is one reason that the original<br />
language has still survived<br />
‣Hence there is great importance paid to brevity<br />
‣<strong>The</strong> content needs to be maximized for a given<br />
number of syllables hence the need for Sutras<br />
11/16/2006 ©Kosla Vepa 17
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