[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883) › c8.25 # Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c8.25 Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c8.25 - **Language:** English ### [c8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c8.25) The people of Tibet and Ladâk also make use of a cycle of twelve years for the computation of short periods, such as a person's age, or the date of any recent event. In this cycle each year is named after a different animal, as follows:— - [Previous: c8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c8.24) - [Next: c8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c8.26) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c8.25) · Pramāṇa