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Journal Article
Geometry in the Gaṇita-sāra-saṅgraha of Mahāvīrācārya
2025
Overview
The Jainas have always been very interested in mathematics. A renowned 9th century Jaina mathematician monk Mahāvīrācārya authored the famous book
Gaṇita-sāra-saṅgraha
in 850 CE. Though the work mainly deals with arithmetic, many topics on algebra, geometry and mensuration are also discussed here. In this article an effort is made to discuss about his contributions pertaining to geometry in detail. We shall also highlight some concepts of present-day geometry (including mensuration) that are implicit in this medieval work.
Publisher
Indian National Science Academy,Nature Publishing Group
