Dear colleagues,
In Louis-Charles Damais' study “Études d’épigraphie
indonésienne, IV: Discussion de la date des inscriptions”
(Bulletin de l’École française d’Extrême-Orient 47 (1)
[
https://doi.org/10.3406/befeo.1955.5406], p. 70 n. 1) one
reads about "cinq qualifications des tithi". According to the
author, there are five such designations for tithis, i.e.
- Nandā (tithi # 1, 6 and 11 waxing or waning)
- Вhadrā (tithi # 2, 7 and 12 waxing or waning)
- Jayā (tithi # 3, 8 and 13 waxing or waning)
- Riktā (tithi # 4, 9 et 14 waxing or waning)
- Pūrṇā (tithi # 5, 10 and 15 waxing or waning)
He cites (11th-c.) Javanese epigraphical occurrences of
three of these designations, but does not cite his source for
the whole system.
Does it have its origin in Indian jyotiḥśāstra? I'd be
grateful for references.
Best wishes,
Arlo Griffiths