Vedic science
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Vedic science may refer to a number of disciplines, ancient and modern, Hindu, occultist or New Age, proto-scientific, found in or based on the Vedas.

Vedic period

• Vedanga, the six ancient disciplines subservient to the understanding and tradition of the Vedas

1. Shiksha (śikṣā): phonetics and phonology (sandhi)
2. Chandas (chandas): meter
3. Vyakarana (vyākaraṇa): grammar
4. Nirukta (nirukta): etymology
5. Jyotisha (jyotiṣa): astrology (Hindu astronomy)
6. Kalpa (kalpa): ritual

Traditional

• Historical Indian mathematics
• Traditional Hindu units of measurement
• Ayurveda, traditional Hindu medicine
• Dhanurveda, traditional Hindu martial arts

Modern

• Maharishi Vedic Science of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
• Vedic mathematics developed by Shri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji (not to be confused with historical Indian mathematics)

See also

• Hindu cosmology
• Science and technology in ancient India

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