13 by Kenneth Johnson And, just for fun, an illustration which shows that the markings on a cobra's hood really do look like the Rhetorius glyph for the Dragon's Head: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... bra_33.JPG Quote Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:22 pm
14 by Bill M. Mak The idea of R?hu and Ketu as Dragon's head and tail does not appear to be Indian as evinced by the way Var?hamihira attributed this view to "some other people" (anye) in B?hatsa?hit?. Certainly there was no such description in the Vedas but later Indians, especially modern Indians tend to conflate everything and label everything "Vedic" without critical references to the source materials. I think Bouch?-Leclercq's view still worths considering. I am however not sure if he was the first one who proposed the Babylonian origin of the draconic association with eclipses. Associate Professor, Kyoto University www.billmak.com Quote Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:16 pm
15 by Radu Canahai Probably one of the oldest Indian astrology reports of lunar nodes as planets (graha) used in predictions is in Puranas, specifically Garuda Purana which date from 4th century (Chapter LX). The english translation is available at archive.org. Discussion is about a dasha cycle that involve Rahu, and although it is not very clear, it seems to be a nakshatra-based kind of dasha cycle, specifically Ashtottari Dasha. The text also states that malefic planets (Sun, Mars and Saturn) are auspicious in the 6th house. Also, all the planets are auspicious in 11th house, that seems to be a hellenistic idea. Last edited by Radu Canahai on Mon Feb 15, 2016 7:53 pm, edited 1 time in total. Quote Sat Feb 13, 2016 4:41 pm
Re: Yavanajātaka and Vṛddhayavanaj 16 by Radu Canahai pankajdubey wrote:billmak wrote:Mark wrote:Levente Laszlo wrote: In India,Sphujidhwaja's Yavana Jataka is also known as Brihad (b?hada)Yavana Jataka as well: http://shop.saptarishisastrology.com/in ... 2&group=41 A sanskrit edition of that Brihad Yavanajataka it is also available for free at Digital Library of India, but it is not Sphujidhvaja's Yavanajataka, but rather a simplified version of Minaraja's Vrddhayavanajataka. Quote Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:06 pm
Re: Yavanajātaka and Vṛddhayavanaj 17 by pankajdubey Radu Canahai wrote:pankajdubey wrote:billmak wrote: A sanskrit edition of that Brihad Yavanajataka it is also available for free at Digital Library of India, but it is not Sphujidhvaja's Yavanajataka, but rather a simplified version of Minaraja's Vrddhayavanajataka. Thanks Radu, Very interesting. https://issuu.com/saptarishisastrology1 ... ana_jataka The translator specifically states that this is a work of Sphukidhwaja. Quote Sun Feb 14, 2016 5:01 am