Baudhayana

Baudhayana
बौधायन
Born
Upvarsha

Swami Bodhayan Mandir, Bangaon Village, Bajpatti block, Sitamarhi district, Mithila region, Bihar
MonumentsSwami Bodhayan Mandir, Sitamarhi district
Other namesBodhayan
Alma materSanskrit and Vedic learning in Mithila
OccupationsVedic Acharya and mathematician
Era7th-8th century BCE
Known forBaudhayana Sutra
Parents
  • Shankardutt (father)
  • Charumati (mother)

Baudhayana (Sanskrit: बौधायन, Romanised: Baudhāyana) was an ancient Indian mathematician and Vedic sage, believed to have lived around the 8th-7th century BCE. He contributed to early Indian mathematics and geometry, primarily through his authorship of the Baudhayana Sutras. His birth anniversary is known as Baudhayana Jayanti or Bodhayan Jayanti or Bodhayan Janmotsav in the Mithila region.

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