Article ID: CBB277773394

Mathematical cognition related to the large numbers in early societies: A study based on 5th-century Buddhist Commentaries in Sri Lanka. (2024)

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Universal presentations and interpretations of the history of mathematics have now been challenged, identifying the need of resurrecting hitherto marginalized contributions. In such studies, cognitive factors influencing the related development trajectories play a crucial role. Different societies would have had different mathematical cognitions contributing to the development of distinct forms of mathematics. This study attempts to surface the related cognitive contents of using large numbers. The principal source used for the study—the Buddhist Commentaries—determines the period and region covered. As such, it explores the conditions prevailed in 5th century CE (approximately) in Sri Lanka. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC 2000) code: 01A07

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Authors & Contributors
Oh, Chaekun
Shin, Dongwon
Zysk, Kenneth G.
Federico Divino
Chandana Jayawardana
Akasoy, Anna
Journals
History of Science in South Asia
Korean Journal of Medical History
East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine
HOST: Journal of History of Science and Technology
Indian Journal of History of Science
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Publishers
Indiana University
Academia (publisher)
Oxford University Press
SISMEL edizioni del Galluzzo
University of Pittsburgh Press
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Concepts
Buddhism
Medicine and religion
India, civilization and culture
Mathematics
Medicine, traditional
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
People
Aristotle
Jivaka Komarabhaccha
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
19th century
Renaissance
Modern
Early modern
Places
India
China
Sri Lanka
Korea
Asia
Mesopotamia
Institutions
Cambridge University
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