Brihat Samhita

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gptkbp:instanceOf Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:author gptkb:Varahamihira
gptkbp:chapter 106
gptkbp:contains agriculture
dream interpretation
calendar calculations
marriage rituals
gemology
omens
planetary movements
temple construction guidelines
Jyotisha (astrology) knowledge
perfume making
rainfall prediction
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateWritten 6th century CE
gptkbp:genre compendium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brihat Samhita
gptkbp:influenced Indian architecture
Indian meteorology
later Indian astrology
gptkbp:influencedBy earlier Indian astronomical texts
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:notableFor encyclopedic scope
integration of science and superstition
practical advice for daily life
gptkbp:preservedIn various manuscripts
gptkbp:studiedBy astrologers
historians of science
scholars of Indian history
gptkbp:subject gptkb:architecture
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:prophecy
botany
meteorology
zoology
astrology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:India_(historically)
gptkb:Classical_India
gptkb:Vastu_Shastra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5