Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c10.s3.t3.3

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The determination of correspondences for specific dates involves complex calculations for which several methods are available, for example, those given by Jacobi in EI 1, 406–8 and by S. B. Dikshit in CII 3, intro., Appendix II, 145–59.⁵² But as a matter of convenience, the usual practice is to consult the tables provided in Swamikannu Pillai's *Indian Ephemeris*, providing equivalents in the European calendar for dates in the more common Indian eras which are adequate for general or preliminary purposes. But due to the complexities of Indian calendrical reckoning, they should not be treated as conclusive.⁵³