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Mahāvīra (mathematician)
9th-century Indian mathematician
Mahāvīra (or Mahaviracharya, "Mahavira the Teacher") was a 9th-century Indian Jainmathematician possibly born in Mysore, in India. He authored Gaṇita-sāra-saṅgraha (Ganita Sara Sangraha) or the Compendium on the gist of Mathematics in 850 CE. He was patronised by the Rashtrakuta emperor Amoghavarsha. He separated astrology from mathematics. It is the earliest Indian text entirely devoted to mathematics.[5] He expounded on the same subjects on which Aryabhata and Brahmagupta contended, but he expressed them more clearly. His work is a highly syncopated approach to algebra and the emphasis in much of his text is on developing the techniques necessary to solve algebraic problems.[6] He is highly respected among Indian mathematicians, because of his establishment of terminology for concepts such as equilateral, and isosceles triangle; rhombus; circle and semicircle.[7] Mahāvīra's eminence spread throughout southern India and his books proved inspirational to other mathematicians in Sout
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Mahavira
24th tirthankara of Jainism
This article is about the 24th tirthankara of Jainism. For other topics, see Mahavira (disambiguation)
| Mahavira | |
|---|---|
The idol of Lord Mahavira at Shri Mahaveer Ji Atishaya Kshetra, Karauli district of Rajasthan. | |
| Other names | Vira, Ativira, Vardhamana, Sanmatinatha[3] |
| Venerated in | Jainism |
| Predecessor | Parshvanatha |
| Successor | Padmanābha / Mahāpadma (first Tirthankara of the ascending next half of time-cycle) |
| Mantra | Śrī Mahāvīrāya Namaḥ |
| Symbol | Lion[7] |
| Age | 72 |
| Tree | Shala |
| Complexion | Golden |
| Festivals | Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, Diwali |
| Born | Vardhamāna c. 599 BCE (traditional) possibly c. 500 BCE (historical) Kshatriyakund, (Shvetambara) |
| Died | 527 BCE (traditional)[11] possibly c. 425 BCE Pawapuri, Magadha, Haryanka Empire (present-day Nalanda district, Bihar, India) |
| Parents | |
| Siblings | Nandivardhana Sudarśa
Indian Mathematics - Redressing the balanceMahavira(or Mahaviracharya), a Jain by religion, is the most celebrated Indian mathematician of the 9th century. His major work Ganitasar Sangraha was written around 850 AD and is considered 'brilliant'. It was widely known in the South of India and written in Sanskrit due to his Jaina 'faith'. In the 11th century its influence was still being felt when it was translated into Telegu (a regional language of the south). Mahavira was aware of the works of Jaina mathematicians and also the works of Aryabhata(and commentators) and Brahmagupta, and refined and improved much of their work. What makes Mahavira unique is that he was not an astronomer, his work was confined solely to mathematics and he stands almost entirely alone in the history of Indian mathematics (at least up to the 14th century) in this respect. He was a member of the mathematical school at Mysore in the south of India and his major contributions to mathematics include:
Arithmetic: GSS was the first text on arithmetic in the present form. He made the classificat Copyright ©oilpike.pages.dev 2025 |