Monday, 12 March 2018

"Zero" of India



Indian mathematicians are credited with introducing numbers. Centuries ago, India gave the miraculous gift of numbers to the world. The invention of zero also happened in India, on the basis of which there are all the major calculations of mathematics. In India, the mutual relations of numbers and Nirvana in Hindu, Buddha and Jainism have been explained separately. But is there really any relation between mathematical numbers and Nirvana?

Zero and meditation-

Regarding mathematics and Nirvana, Professor SG Daani, India's reputed mathematician and IIT Mumbai, says, "Usually we also use numbers during negotiations. The numbers from 10 to 17 have been called 'Praardh' and this means that the paradise is half way to salvation. ''

Prof. Daani says, "In Buddhism, meditation is done by meditating 53 vacuum (called 'signs') after one. This is a very large number, whereas compared to it, infinite numbers have been linked to spirituality in Jainism. We can say that this is one way to gain satisfaction in one way, it has no practical reason. " 
According to mathematical historian George Gavgius Joseph at the University of Manchester, "The method of mathematics given by India is wonderful. As if we write 111, then the first one represents 'unit', whereas the second 'one' means the tenth and the third 'one' means the hundredths. That is, in the Indian mathematical system, its place value is determined by the location of any number. " 
With the help of Indian mathematical method, we can express very large numbers very easily and with the least number of experiments. While the Greek or Roman system is not so developed.

Use of vacuum (Zero)-
There is a temple in Gwalior of Madhya Pradesh. Here is a '270' written on a wall of an ancient temple, it is a handwritten record. It is believed that it means 'sign' which means land measurement. To know the meaning of this record, many scholars and historians have done many research in the past too. It is believed that when the rest of the world was not aware of zero then the trend of zero in India was very common in 75 th AD. About one and a half thousand years ago, mathematician Brahmagupta wrote a book related to the use of zero. While explaining the use of zero in detail, it also provided information about its basic principles.

Krishnamurthi Subramaniam, professor of Sanskrit, at IIT Mumbai, invented zero: "If you look at the feeling of zero, you will see that zero has its own significance. Buddhism has been described in its importance, which is also very famous. Zero was later called Zero. '' He says, "The facts of mathematics are hidden in the verses of ancient Indian scriptures and history."


Nothing is, but Everything-
Professor Renu Jain, professor of mathematics at Jivaji University, says, "Zero does not show anything. But in India it originated from the concept of zero. It shows a kind of freedom When a person is at his peak then he wants nirvana. When all his wishes have been fulfilled nothing is anything and everything is there. We can say that nothing is going to happen. " There may also be philosophical reasons behind using the circle or sphere for zero.

The current Shankaracharya of Puri is said on the number and spirituality, "In Vedanta, which is called Brahma and Parmatma, it is a symbol of zero divine. The name of infinity is only zero. Nirvana can be achieved through the practice of mathematics. "  Both mathematicians and religious gurus believe that there is a connection between mathematical numbers and Nirvana ie salvation.

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