Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c12.s10.63

v2.c12.s10.63

Up to 1100 B.C. the Chinese had only 24 stars in their system. Hence, WHITNEY and BIOT canot say at all that the Chinese system was imported into India before that time. BIOT says that Abhijit which used to be included in the Hindu nakṣatra system was omitted in 972 A.D. In other words, he suggests that the Chinese system of 28 nakṣatras was in vogue in India till then; but, WHITNEY has himself refuted Biot’s arguments by pointing out that long before that time, the Hindus had adopted 27 nakṣatras for calculations and that the Taittirya Saṃhitā mentions only 27 nakṣatras. Hence, the contention of WHITNEY and BIOT, that the Hindus adopted the nakṣatra system from the Chinese, is utterly worthless. Even WEBER observes, “The view that the Hindus borrowed the nakṣatra system from the Chinese cannot be accepted”.*