Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c4.s3.t9.1

c4.s3.t9.1

The fame of Mahāvīra, a Jaina mathematician rests on his brilliant work known as the *Gaṇitasārasaṃgraha*¹. This was written in 850 A.D. From the comparison of his work and that of Brahmagupta, it seems that Mahāvīra was familiar with latter's work but he has improved upon it a lot. He had associations with the school of Mysore and lived perhaps at the court of Amoghavarṣa Nṛpatuṅga, one of the Rāṣṭrakuṭa monarchs in Mysore.