The Department Of Jainology And Comparative Religion & Philosophy, Jain Vishva Bharati University, Ladnun (Rajasthan) helds a
National Seminar
Jain Mathematics: Historical And Theoretical Aspects
Oktober 29-31, 2009
- Mathematical theories and computations contained in Jain scriptures such as the canonical Anga, Upanga and related texts.
- Analysis of the structure and scope of Acharya Mahavira’s Ganitasara Sangraha, one of the foremost mathematical treatises written in the post-canonical period.
- Biographical and historical aperçus on the Jain thinkers and scientists who have made significant contributions to the development of mathematics in India.
- The relevancy of Jain mathematical theories that were used to articulate broader intellectual concerns—such as the theory of karma, cosmology and the philosophy of life--, and that anticipate modern mathematical developments in areas as diverse as number and set theory, geometry and the emerging theory of logarithms.
- Dr. Samani Chaitanya Prajna