Gupta and post-Gupta scientific culture
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Gupta and post-Gupta scientific culture refers to the vibrant intellectual milieu of classical India in which astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and other sciences flourished through scholars like Varahamihira and his contemporaries.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical Indian scientific tradition
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historical scientific culture ⓘ intellectual tradition ⓘ |
| hasApproximateEndCentury | 7th century CE ⓘ |
| hasApproximateStartCentury | 4th century CE ⓘ |
| hasAstronomicalModel | geocentric planetary models ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
commentarial scholarship on earlier texts
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development of trigonometric functions ⓘ integration of astrology with astronomy ⓘ interaction with Hellenistic and West Asian astronomy ⓘ synthesis of observational astronomy and mathematical astronomy ⓘ systematic medical compendia ⓘ use of place-value decimal numerals ⓘ |
| hasGeographicRegion | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstitutionalBase |
monastic centers
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royal courts ⓘ temple institutions ⓘ |
| hasKeyText |
Bṛhajjātaka
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Bṛhatsaṃhitā NERFINISHED ⓘ Mādhava school precursors ⓘ Pañcasiddhāntikā NERFINISHED ⓘ Sūrya-siddhānta NERFINISHED ⓘ Āryabhaṭīya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfScholarship |
Prakrit
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Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorField |
architecture
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astrology ⓘ astronomy ⓘ linguistics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ medicine ⓘ metallurgy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ prosody ⓘ |
| hasMathematicalTechnique |
solutions of indeterminate equations
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use of sine tables ⓘ |
| hasMedicalSystem | Ayurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableScholar |
Bhāskara I
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Brahmagupta NERFINISHED ⓘ Dhanvantari NERFINISHED ⓘ Sushruta commentators ⓘ Varāhamihira NERFINISHED ⓘ Āryabhaṭa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPatron |
Gupta emperors
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regional post-Gupta courts ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
Gupta period
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post-Gupta period ⓘ |
| hasTransmissionMode |
commentarial traditions
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manuscript copying ⓘ oral teaching ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ayurvedic medical tradition
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Islamic Golden Age astronomy ⓘ Islamic mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ later Indian mathematical astronomy ⓘ later Sanskrit scientific literature ⓘ |
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