Ayanāṃśa
Ayanamsa (Sanskrit ayanāṃśa: ayana "movement" + aṃśa "component"), also ayanabhāga (Sk. bhāga "portion"), is the Sanskrit term for many systems used in Hindu astrology to account for the precession of equinoxes.[1] There are also systems of ayanamsa used in Western sidereal astrology, such as the Fagan/Bradley Ayanamsa.[2]
Overview
There are various systems of Ayanamsa that are in use in Hindu astrology (also known as Vedic astrology) such as the Raman Ayanamsa[3] and the Krishnamurthy Ayanamsa[1], but the Lahiri Ayanamsa, named after its inventor, astronomer N.C. Lahiri, is by far the most prevalent system.[2][4] Critics of Lahiri Ayanamsa have proposed an ayanamsa called True Chitra Paksha Ayanamsa.[2][4]
Ayanamsa is believed to have been quantified in Vedic texts at least 2,500 years before the Greek astronomer Hipparchus did so in 190 B.C.[5]
References
- Barbara Pijan, https://barbarapijan.com/bpa/Amsha/Ayanamsha.htm
- "Ayanamshas in Sidereal Astrology". www.astro.com. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- "Saravali: Ayanamsa". www.saravali.de. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- Mihira, Varaha (2016-02-04). "Which Ayanamsa did Sri Varahamihira use?". Medium. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- VS (2015-03-28). "Sidereal vs. Tropical". The Art of Vedic Astrology. Retrieved 2019-12-05.