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'''Daśabala''' ({{floruit}} 1055 – 1058 ) was an astronomer who lived in [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] in what is now [[Rajasthan]] and wrote several works on calendars, [[Eclipse|eclipses]], and [[Conjunction (astronomy)|planetary conjunctions]].

Daśabala lived in what is now Rajasthan and belonged to a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] sect and called himself [[Bodhisattva]]. His father's name was Virocana and belonged to a clan called Valabha. He worked under the patronship of [[Bhoja|King Bhoja]] of the [[Paramara dynasty]] of Rajasthan. All that is known of Daśabala is from his two works, the ''Cintāmanṇisāraṇikā'' (1055) and the ''Karaṇakamalamārtaṇḍa'' (1058) which indicate his membership to the Brahma School of astronomy (or Brāhmapakṣa, 5th to 12th century). These texts include astronomical calculations in verse form. They provide means for calendar calculations, determining the positions of the planets, lunar and solar eclipses as well as a 60 year cycle of [[Jupiter]].<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Dasabala| author=Chattopadhyay, Anjana |year=2002|title= Biographical Dictionary of Indian Scientists: From Ancient to Contemporary|page=344| place= New Delhi| publisher=Rupa}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|chapter=Dasabala| author=Pingree, David |year=1971|title= Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Volume 3|editor = Gillispie, C.C.| page=584| place= New York| publisher=Charles Scribner’s Sons}}</ref>

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[[Category:11th-century astronomers]]

Daśabala - Revision history

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