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Some Early Authorities Cited by Tajika Authors

Gansten, Martin LU (2012) In Indo-Iranian Journal 55(4). p.307-319
Abstract
In comparison with the spread of Perso-Arabic astrological traditions into medieval Europe, the Indian reception of the same knowledge systems, known in Sanskrit as tajika-'sastra, has received little scholarly attention.. e present article attempts to shed some light on the history of the transmission of tajika-'sastra by examining the statements of Sanskrit authors about their earliest non-Indian sources. In particular, the identities of five traditionally cited authorities-Yavana, Khindhi, Hillaja, Khattakhutta and Romaka-are discussed on the basis of text-internal, historical and linguistic evidence.
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tajika, astrology, jyotisa, jyotihsastra, Hayanaratna, Samarasimha
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Indo-Iranian Journal
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55
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4
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307 - 319
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Springer
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1572-8536
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10.1163/001972412X620385
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English
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  series       = {{Indo-Iranian Journal}},
  title        = {{Some Early Authorities Cited by Tajika Authors}},
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  doi          = {{10.1163/001972412X620385}},
  volume       = {{55}},
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