[INDOLOGY] Sunya

[Anurupa Naik]

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).
>
> பாழ்என, கால்என, பாகுஎன, ஒன்றுஎன,
> இரண்டுஎன, மூன்றுஎன, நான்குஎன, ஐந்துஎன,
> ஆறுஎன, ஏழுஎன, எட்டுஎன, தொண்டுஎன,
> நால்வகைஊழிஎண்நவிற்றும்சிறப்பினை…
>
> 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 
>> <indology at list.indology.info> 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.
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Harsha Dehejia via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>
>> Sent: Sun, 24 Jul 2022 16:20:43 GMT+0530
>> To: Indology List <indology at list.indology.info>
>> 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. Dehejia
>>
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