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(132). : Nandanavana
Table 3: Alphabetical Representations of Numbers Consonants/Vowels Jaina notation for Aryabhata notation for 18
Ka
11
21
2 = ล่ า ง o o s
20
Ta Pa Ya
30 A
01 Na U
100 It is clear that though the Jainas adopted the alphabetical numeration system, but their values are quite different from the Āryabhațiyan system. Secondly, this system does not seem to have sign for zero while the Jaina system does have it in both types of its representations. Moreover, the Aryabhatiyan system has vowels representing either one or powers of ten while the Jainas have them representing zero.
The third system deals with the digital representation of numbers in numeral script- a form of Brāhmi script. Many inscriptions have been observed to suggest that the current numerals have grown gradually as shown by Agrawal." The roman numerals are of later origin. 6. Sūnya (Zero) in Jaina Contexts
It is observed that despite different connotations in different contexts, the mathematical zero has attained the top position since the development of place value notation (about 200 BC) which was prevalent much before Paulisha Siddhānta. - Satyaprakash refers to Needham to mention that references to zero are available in IndoChina (683 CE), China (13th. Century) and India (870 CE) during the periods shown in brackets before them. However, this statement seems to have been made without reference to Jaina literature where much earlier references to zero are traceable.
The Jaina literature mentions numbers 2) to the tune of 10 250 and 1040739 even before Christian era in their time measures. Jyotişkaraņdaka 22 and Anuyogadvāra-sūtra mention the time units
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