Harry, Thomas McEvilley in his book, The Shape of Ancient Thought discusses a theory of how a number of the Indian auspicious numbers (including 108) might have been derived from Sumerian “Processional arithmetic.” This is in Chapter 3, I think. Especially beginning on p. 293.
Jim Ryan Asian Philosophies and Cultures (Emeritus) California Institute of Integral Studies > On Feb 9, 2022, at 11:09 AM, Harry Spier via INDOLOGY > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear list members, > Can anyone point me to any studies on auspicious numbers in Hinduism > Thanks, > Harry Spier > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
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