Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s1.t3.38

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Jumoluo (Kumāra) was an astronomer who worked in an astronomy institution in the Tang Dynasty. His Sanskrit name was Kumāra which means boy or prince and was one of the commonest names in India. Both the books of Tang history mentioned Jumoluo once as an appendix for recording the eclipse calculation method of Dayan calendar. The main content was to introduce the eclipse calculation method by judging the sun preached by him, which indicated that he was good at eclipse calculation method and his method could be used with Dashu. The constellation’s name *Yuche* in *Indian Astronomy Method* was preached by him and it corresponded to *Number Jianglou* in Chinese and Constellation *Yuche* was Aries. *Yuche* sounded similar to “iku” in Akkadian, and E. KUE in Sumerian of Aries. It probably provided proof that *Chinese Twelve Numbers* was the evolution of Babylon’s *Twelve Constellation*. Further, the *Jumoluo Occult Sciences at West Gate* was mentioned in the contents of *Indian Astronomy* in *General History* was probably written by Jumuoluo.