A Sahasra (
Sanskrit
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Vedic
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, which was chiefly used in ancient as well as medieval India. A Sahasra means 1k, i.e. 1000
Count data
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Hindu cosmology
Hindu cosmology is the description of the universe and its states of matter, cycles within time, physical structure, and effects on living entities according to Hindu texts. Hindu cosmology is also intertwined with the idea of a creator who allo ...
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History of measurement systems in India
The history of measurement systems in India begins in early Indus Valley civilisation with the earliest surviving samples dated to the 5th millennium BCE.Iwata, 2254 Since early times the adoption of standard weights and measures has reflected in ...
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Hindu units of time
Hindu units of time are described in Hindu texts ranging from microseconds to trillions of years, including cycles of cosmic time that repeat general events in Hindu cosmology. Time ( ) is described as eternal. Various fragments of time are desc ...
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Palya A palya is a length of time used in Jainism to describe when the Lord Adinath ("First Lord") came to India, 100,000,000,000,000 palyas ago.Pratt, James B. (1917). Book review, The Harvard Theological Review', Vol. X, p.303. Harvard University Pres ...
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Rajju
The ''hasta'' ( sa, हस्त (hásta); ()) is a traditional Indian unit of length, measured from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. It equals 24 ''aṅgulas'' orﾠ about 18 inches, about 45 centimetres.
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List of numbers in Hindu scriptures
The Hindu scriptures contain many numerical descriptions concerning distances, durations and numbers of items in the universe as seen from the perspective of Hindu cosmology.
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Customary units in India
Hindu astronomy
Obsolete units of measurement
Units of length
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