History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s12.31

v1.c7.s12.31

Instances of the above type all occur in those sections of the *Pañca-siddhântikâ* which deal with the teachings of Puliśa. It seems, therefore, that such expressions are quotations from the *Puliśa-siddhânta*. As it is known that the word numerals were employed by Puliśa (*c.* 400), it can be safely concluded that he was conversant with the concept of the zero as a numeral.