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Jaina school of mathematics is a school of mathematics whose members are distinguished by the fact that they are followers of the Jain religion. All members of the Jain school of mathematics are also members of the larger community of Indian mathematicians. The mathematics developed by this school forms a subset of the the body of mathematical knowledge developed in India since ancient times. However certain aspects of the cosmological and philosophical speculations of the Jain religion has impacted the mathematical thinking of the adherents of the Jain religion. As an example, one can site the fascination of the Jainas (followers of the Jain religion) for very large numbers and their speculations relating to the concept of infinity.

References

  1. Dipak Jadhav (2017). "Historical Notes: The Jaina School of Indian Mathematics". Indian Journal of History of Science. 52 (3): 316–334.
  2. Datta, B B. (1929). "The Jaina school of mathematics". Bulletin of the Calcutta Mathematical Society. 21: 115–145.

Additional reading

The following articles and books give information about the mathematical contributions of the members of the Jaina school of mathematics. For more information the reader may look at the references cited in the following sources.

  1. Dipak Jadhav (2017). "Historical Notes: The Jaina School of Indian Mathematics". Indian Journal of History of Science. 52 (3): 316–334.
  2. Datta, B B. (1929). "The Jaina school of mathematics". Bulletin of the Calcutta Mathematical Society. 21: 115–145. (Reprinted with the title: “The mathematical achievements of the Jainas”. In: Studies in the History of Science in India (ed. D. Chattopadhyaya), New Delhi, 1982, pp. 684-716.)
  3. Jain, L C. On the Jaina school of mathematics. In: Babu Chote Lāla Jaina Smrti Grantha, Kolkata, 1967, pp.265-292.
  4. Jain, L. C. (1973). "Set theory in Jaina school of mathematics". Indian Journal of History of Science. 8 (2): 1–27.
  5. Jain, L. C. (1976). "On certain mathematical topics of the Dhavalā texts (the Jaina school of mathematics)". IJHS. 11 (2): 85–111.
  6. Jain, L. C. (1979). "System theory in Jaina school of mathematics". IJHS. 14: 31–65.
  7. Jain, L. C. and Jain, Meena. (1989). "System theory in Jaina school of mathematics II". IJHS. 24 (3): 163–180.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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