Evidences of Hierarchy of Brahmi Numeral System

Authors

  • Eka Ratna Acharya Central Department of Mathematics Education, Tribhuvan University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jie.v14i1.20077

Keywords:

Brahmi numeral, Hierachy, Ashoka, Athabhagiya, Ligatures

Abstract

The numeral system developed in South Asian Subcontinent in third century B. C. E. as the ancestor of the Hindu Arabic, Lichhavi, Kharosthi and other different numeral systems is popular by Brahmi numeral system. Ashoka prepared the pillar to preserve the Brahmi inscription with consisting numerals. The Brahmi numerical symbols are found at Lumbini of Nepal, for example a symbol used there tells the division by eight (Athabhagiya) and conversely multiplication of eight. Ashoka pillar with different inscriptions were found at Bihar, Uttarpradesh, Delhi, Madhyapradesh of India and different parts of Nepal like Niglihawa and Lumbini. In this system numerals are written from left to right. This system was very popular in South Asian Subcontinent for a long time and it impacts to the development of other numeral systems. The aim of this paper is to explore the hierchy and the existence of symbols of Brahmi numeral on the basis of document analysis and symbols found at different manuscript and monuments.

 Journal of the Institute of Engineering, 2018, 14(1): 136-142

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
2861
PDF
5519

Author Biography

Eka Ratna Acharya, Central Department of Mathematics Education, Tribhuvan University

Currently: Post Doc. Fellow, Erasmus Mundus, Leader Project, University of Crete, Greece

Downloads

Published

2018-06-04

How to Cite

Acharya, E. R. (2018). Evidences of Hierarchy of Brahmi Numeral System. Journal of the Institute of Engineering, 14(1), 136–142. https://doi.org/10.3126/jie.v14i1.20077

Issue

Section

Articles