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Construction of sites for Yajna[0] and specifically, the Yajna Vedi[1] where the central fire was located, required precision and mathematical calculations[2].
by noisy_boy 6y ago
Construction of sites for Yajna[0] and specifically, the Yajna Vedi[1] where the central fire was located, required precision and mathematical calculations[2]. Based on the origins of Hinduism/Buddhism, I'll not be surprised if instruments of calculation were common in religious affairs.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yajna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yajna
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedi_(altar) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedi_(altar)
[2]: http://ijyr.dsvv.ac.in/index.php/ijyr/article/view/50/101 http://ijyr.dsvv.ac.in/index.php/ijyr/article/view/50/101
- contingencies 6y agoSure, there's a lot of mathematical mysticism in India and I have seen this at Jain sites. However, the Buddha subject would suggest a Buddhist reference. My recollection is that Cambodian sites with bitraditional syncretism were periodically built out or converted between the two traditions - not constructed blended, ie. a Buddha figure would not be carved with a Hindu item.