Jyotisha is the ancient practice of astronomy and astrology that comes to us from India in an unbroken tradition that is at least 5000 years old. Cognized by the Rsis (literally, the seers) of ancient India, it is both beautiful and immense in essential truths and infinite nuance.

Jyotisha (ज्योतिष) is the traditional Indian system of astrology rooted in Vedic-Purānic tradition. It is often called Vedic Jyotiṣa by its practitioners and Hindu or Indian astrology by foreigners.

2024年9月24日 · Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time ...

2016年12月22日 · Jyotisha (or Jyotishyam from Sanskrit jyotissa, from jyotis- “light, heavenly body”) is the traditional Hindu system of astrology, also known as Vedic astrology. Vedanga Jyotisha is one of the earliest texts about astronomy within the Vedas.

2018年10月7日 · Jyotish Shastra refers to Vedic Astrology or Hindu Astrology, a system that originated in ancient Hindu scriptures. Here, Jyotish means ‘the science of light or heavenly body’ and Shastra means ‘knowledge on the particular field’. It is a Sanskrit term that deals with the astral light pattern.

2023年12月21日 · In Sanskrit, jyotisha means “science of light” or “light, heavenly body.” Jyotisha is also known as Hindu, Indian and/or Vedic astrology. Although it is found outlined in the "Rig Veda," there is evidence of its practice prior to documentation in the Hindu scriptures.

2015年10月1日 · The ancient science of space and time that understands and maps this influence is called jyotisha (literally “science of light”) or Hindu astrology. We explore that system of knowledge in this Educational Insight.

The Sanskrit term Jyotiṣa (Jyotish) can be broken down and translated as “knowledge of light” , or “the lore of light”. This is a reference to the lights of the heavens, but is also, as Hart deFouw wrote in Light On Life, a reference to the light within us.

Summary: This article discusses the origins of Vedic Astrology (Jyotish) and the process of Vedic cognition. It identifies the great Vedic Seer Maharishi Parashara as the ‘father of Jyotish Astrology’ and his classical text on Jyotish: the ‘Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra’.

2024年6月16日 · Jyotisha, one of the six Vedangas or “limbs of the Vedas,” is the branch of Vedic studies that deals with astronomy and astrology. Its primary focus is on timekeeping, calendar calculations, and the positions and movements of celestial bodies.