A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c10.s5.10

c10.s5.10

According to current tradition, Keralācārya hailed from Trichur in Central Kerala and belonged to the Kāśyapagotra. It is also said that he was a minister of King Rāma Varmā who ruled in Kerala from 1108-32. He wrote on Jyotiṣa, Āyurveda and Tantra. His works on Jyotiṣa included *Kerala-saṃhitā*, *Kerala-nāḍigrantha*, *Keralīyapraśnamārga* and *Keralapraśnasāra*. However, as observed earlier, these works must, obviously, be non-Keralite treatises based on Keralite teachings attributed to Keralācārya.¹