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The Theosophist Monthly Journal devoted to Oriental Philosophy Art Literature and Occultism November 1883

1883

The plane on which the activity of the first force predominates is called in occult treatises the "ascending arc " and the corresponding plane of the activity of the either force is styled the " descending arc." A little reflection will show that the work of evolution begins on the descending arc and works its way upwards through the ascending arc. [...] However easy at first sight it may seem to be to brush out of history a real personage it becomes more difficult to prove the non-existence of Kalasaka by calling him "false " while the second Asoka is termed the real " in the face of the evidence of the Puranas written by the bitterest enemies of the Buddhists the Brahmans of the period. [...] I read the date as follows:—Bhanavati Parinirvritte Savivat 1819 Karttike badi 1 Budhi—that is "in the year 1819 of the "Emancipation of Bhagavata on Wednesday the first day " of the waning moon of Kartik." If the era here used is the same as that of the Buddhists of Ceylon and Bumah which began in 5.13 B. c the date of this inscription will be 1819-513=A. [...] And now the question is whether accoring to the Hindu Almanac the first day of the waning moon of Kartik coincided with a Wednesday According to Suryasiddhanta the number of days from the beginning of Kaliyuga up to midnight on the 15th day of increasing moon of Aswina is 1 593 072 (the number of Adhikamasansas (extra months) during the interval being 1608 and the number of Kshayathithis 25 32 [...] It is clear from the foregoing calculation that "Kartik 1 Badi" coincided with Wednesday in the year 4362 of Kaliyuga or the year 1261 of the Christian era and that from the stand-point of the person who wrote the inscrition the said year was the 1819th year of the Buddhist era.
philosophy religion
Pages
32
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120071
Segment Pages Author Actions
The Theosophist
33-56 unknown view
Supplement to the Theosophist
15-22 unknown view

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