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{{Short description|Hindu astronomical treatises}}
The '''Pauliṣa Siddhānta''' (literally, "The scientific-treatise of Pauliṣa Muni") refers to multiple Indian astronomical treatises, at least one of which is based on a Western source. "''[[Siddhanta|Siddhānta]]''" literally means "doctrine" or "tradition".

It is often mistakenly thought to be a single work and attributed to [[Paul of Alexandria]] (c. 378 CE).<ref>{{cite book|last = McEvilley|first = Thomas|authorlink = Thomas McEvilley|title = The Shape of Ancient Thought: Comparative Studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies|publisher = Allworth Press|date = November 2001|isbn = 978-1-58115-203-6|page=385}}</ref> However, this notion has been rejected by other scholars in the field, notably by [[David Pingree]] who stated that "...the identification of Paulus Alexandrinus with the author of the ''Pauliṣa Siddhānta'' is totally false".<ref>See David Pingree, ''The Yavanajātaka of Sphujidhvaja'', Vol. 2, [[Harvard Oriental Series]], 1978, pgs. 437-438. Also see Pingree, ''The Later Pauliśa Siddhānta'', Centaurus 14, 1969, 172-241.</ref> Similarly, [[K. V. Sarma]] writes that it is from a Greek source, known only as Pauliṣa.<ref>[[K. V. Sarma]] (1997), "Paulisa", [[Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures]] edited by [[Helaine Selin]], page 808, Springer, {{ISBN|978-0-7923-4066-9 }}</ref>

The [[Alberuni]] wrote that the Siddhanta is based to the teaching of a Greek named Paulus.<ref>{{cite book|last = Banerjee|first = Gauranga Nath|title = Hellenism in Ancient India|year = 1995|publisher = HardPress Publishing|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=3P8YNA-bbGIC|isbn = 978-1290710176|page=163}}</ref>

The earlier Pauliṣa-siddhānta dates from the third or fourth century, and the later Pauliṣa-siddhānta from the eighth century.<ref>{{citation |last=Pingree|first=David Edwin|authorlink=David Pingree |date=1970 |title=Census of the exact sciences in Sanskrit, Volume 5 |publisher=[[American Philosophical Society]] |isbn=978-0-87169-146-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RQoNAAAAIAAJ&q=Paulisasiddhanta&pg=PA223 | page=223}}</ref>

Similar to the [[Yavanajataka|Yavanajātaka]] ("Saying of the Greek"), the Paulisa Siddhanta is an example of Hellenistic astronomy (especially the [[Alexandrian school]]) to India during the first centuries CE.

The Pauliṣa Siddhānta was particularly influential on the work of the Indian astronomer [[Varāhamihira]]. It was considered one of "The Five Astronomical Canons" in India in the 5th century.

==See also==
*[[Hellenistic astrology]]
*[[Ptolemy]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100114221204/http://boloji.com/hinduism/020.htm Indian astronomy and Western influences]

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