Jyotiṣa-Darśana: Understanding the Jyotiṣa Framework
Explore the unified framework of Jyotiṣa, the Indian science of celestial light, and understand how mathematical astronomy (Siddhānta) and predictive astrology (Horā) developed as distinct but related branches of the same tradition.
Lessons in this chapter
- Jyotiṣa Śāstra: The Science of Light — Introduction to the unified Vedāṅga discipline of celestial science
- Skandha-Traya: Three Branches, One Tradition — Understanding Siddhānta, Horā, and Saṃhitā as distinct but related disciplines
- Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: Astronomy Before the Siddhāntas — The earliest astronomical text of India composed by Lagadha
- Siddhānta Paramparā: The Mathematical Astronomy Lineage — Why this course focuses on Siddhānta and its remarkable achievements
- Phalita vs. Gaṇita: Distinguishing Prediction from Calculation — The crucial distinction between predictive interpretation and verifiable calculation
- Nakṣatra: The 27 Lunar Mansions — The foundation of Indian sky-mapping that divides the ecliptic into 27 segments
- Dṛk-Gaṇita: When Observation Meets Calculation — The empirical tradition within Jyotiṣa that refined astronomical knowledge