On the construction of the Śrī Yantra
The Śrī Yantra (or Śrī Cakra) is a sacred diagram of Tantric Hinduism. Its study stimulated a vast effort of specialists from different fields. In mathematics, its construction sets an elementary and nontrivial problem. In this note, we work out a straightedge and compass method for constructing con...
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| description | The Śrī Yantra (or Śrī Cakra) is a sacred diagram of Tantric Hinduism. Its study stimulated a vast effort of specialists from different fields. In mathematics, its construction sets an elementary and nontrivial problem. In this note, we work out a straightedge and compass method for constructing concurrent models of Śrī Yantras. The question is equivalent to the circle-line-point problem of Apollonious. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df6d29901a874132937ebc8c5a7dd03e2023-10-24T14:19:15ZengAcadémie des sciencesComptes Rendus. Mathématique1778-35692021-05-01359437739710.5802/crmath.16310.5802/crmath.163On the construction of the Śrī YantraChiodo, Alessandro0Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu — Paris Rive Gauche, Sorbonne Université, UMR 7586 C.N.R.S., 4 Pl. Jussieu,75252 Paris cedex, FranceThe Śrī Yantra (or Śrī Cakra) is a sacred diagram of Tantric Hinduism. Its study stimulated a vast effort of specialists from different fields. In mathematics, its construction sets an elementary and nontrivial problem. In this note, we work out a straightedge and compass method for constructing concurrent models of Śrī Yantras. The question is equivalent to the circle-line-point problem of Apollonious.https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/mathematique/articles/10.5802/crmath.163/ |
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