The First Two Chapters of Mīnarāja's Vrddhayavanajātaka
The First Two Chapters of Mīnarāja's Vrddhayavanajātaka
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米那拉佳 (Mīnarāja) 的《Vrddhayavanajātaka》的前两章
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10.14989/230621
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2018
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在现存最早的希腊-印度jyotiṣa（天文学/占星术）文本中，Vṛddhayavanajātaka是最广泛的，包含了四千多节经文。虽然这本书的内容主要是关于占星术，即基于行星和黄道星座的天文结构的预言，但Vṛddhayavanajātaka仍然是研究印度科学史及其文化史的重要来源，特别是在公元早期的几个世纪里，它与希腊化世界的互动。1976年，大卫·平格里（David Pingree）出版了两卷本的批评版，随后是第三卷，对文本进行了讨论和分析，但从未实现。本工作试图填补这一空白，提供了一个概述的工作，连同其前两章的英文翻译。关键词：希腊-印度星体科学，天文学，占星术，梵语，希腊语Bill M. Mak，京都大学人文研究所/白比中心项目副教授。电子邮件：bill.m.mak@gmail.com
Among the earliest surviving Greco-Indian jyotiṣa (astronomical/astrological) texts, the Vṛddhayavanajātaka is the most expansive, containing over four thousand verses. Although the content of the work is devoted mainly to horoscopy, that is, prognostication based on the astronomical configuration of planets and zodiac signs, the Vṛddhayavanajātaka is nonetheless an important source for the study of the history of science of India and its cultural history, in particular, its interaction with the Hellenistic world during the early centuries of the Common Era. In 1976, David Pingree published a critical edition of the work in two volumes, to be followed by a third volume of the discussion and analysis of the text which never materialized. The present work attempts to fill this gap by providing an overview of the work, together with an English translation of its first two chapters. KeywOrds: Greco-Indian astral science, astronomy, astrology, Sanskrit, Hellenism Bill M. Mak is Program-Specific Associate Professor at the Institute for Research in Humanities/ Hakubi Center, Kyoto University. E-mail : bill.m.mak@gmail.com