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Jyotiṣa

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | 243 words | Copyright

Jyotiṣa. Astronomy in Hinduism, one of the six Vedāṅgas (supplements to the Vedas). It is of particular importance in determining the most propitious time and day for sacrifices and for such enterprises as war or marriage.

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