MAE202 – Jyotisha Basic

Details:

Introduction to the tradition of Jyotiṣa-śāstra: 15 hours

• Role and purpose of Jyotiṣa as a vedāṅga – 4.5 hours
• Āryabhaṭṭa – 1.5 hours
• Varāhamihira – 1.5 hours
• Sūryasiddhānta – 3 hours
• Bhāskarācārya – 1.5 hours
• Post Bhāskarācārya – 1.5 hours
• Jayasiṁha and later – 1.5 hours

Study of the text of Bṛhajjātakam of Varāhamihira: 30 hours

• Chapter 1 of Bṛhajjātakam – 15 hours
• Chapter 2 of Bṛhajjātakam – 15 hours