අපේ ඇගෙත් මුන්ගේ ජාන තියනවා නේද කියල දැනුනාම මාර දුකක් දැනෙන්නෙ

Chethiya Wijayawardhana said:

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Ancient India​

• Chanakya (c. 350–283 BCE) — Political philosopher and strategist; traditionally associated with the Arthashastra, a major work on government, economics, diplomacy, and statecraft.
• Panini (c. 5th–4th century BCE) — One of history's greatest grammarians. His Ashtadhyayi provided an extraordinarily systematic analysis of Sanskrit grammar.
• Gautama Buddha (c. 5th century BCE) — Philosopher and religious teacher whose ideas about suffering, ethics, consciousness, and liberation profoundly influenced Asian thought.
• Mahavira (c. 6th century BCE) — Major Jain philosopher and teacher who developed ideas concerning nonviolence, ethics, and liberation.
• Aryabhata (476–550 CE) — Mathematician and astronomer who worked on place-value arithmetic, trigonometry, and astronomical calculations. He calculated an approximation of π and explained that the apparent daily movement of the stars is related to Earth's rotation.
• Varahamihira (c. 505–587 CE) — Astronomer, mathematician, and scholar known for Brihat Samhita and contributions to astronomy and astrology.
• Brahmagupta (598–c. 668 CE) — One of the most important mathematicians of ancient India. He gave rules involving zero and negative numbers and worked extensively on algebra and astronomy.
• Sushruta (probably before 500 BCE) — Traditionally associated with the Sushruta Samhita, an important early work on surgery and medicine.
• Charaka (probably early centuries CE) — Traditionally associated with the Charaka Samhita, one of the foundational texts of Ayurveda.

Medieval India​

• Adi Shankara (c. 8th century) — Philosopher who developed and systematized Advaita Vedanta, arguing for the fundamental unity of the self and ultimate reality.
• Ramanuja (c. 1017–1137) — Major Vedanta philosopher who developed Vishishtadvaita, a qualified-nondualistic interpretation of Hindu philosophy.
• Madhvacharya (c. 13th century) — Philosopher who developed Dvaita Vedanta, emphasizing a fundamental distinction between God and individual souls.
• Basava (12th century) — Philosopher, social and religious reformer associated with the Lingayat tradition.
• Amir Khusrau (1253–1325) — Poet, musician, historian, and intellectual who wrote extensively in Persian and Hindavi and became an important figure in Indo-Islamic culture.
• Abu Rayhan al-Biruni (973–c. 1050) — Persian polymath who spent significant time in India and wrote extensively about Indian mathematics, astronomy, religion, philosophy, and culture. He wasn't Indian by origin, but is extremely important to the intellectual history of medieval India.
• Madhava of Sangamagrama (c. 1340–1425) — Founder of the Kerala school of mathematics and astronomy. His work anticipated infinite-series methods later associated with calculus.
• Nilakantha Somayaji (1444–c. 1544) — Kerala mathematician and astronomer who developed sophisticated mathematical models of planetary motion.

Mughal-era intellectuals​

• Abul Fazl (1551–1602) — Historian, philosopher, and administrator under Akbar. His Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari are major sources for Mughal India.
• Akbar (1542–1605) — Although primarily a ruler, he was also deeply interested in philosophy, comparative religion, and intellectual debate. He established the Ibadat Khana for religious and philosophical discussions.
• Dara Shikoh (1615–1659) — Mughal prince and intellectual who studied Hindu and Islamic philosophy and commissioned translations of the Upanishads into Persian.
• Tukaram (c. 1608–1649) — Influential Marathi poet and religious thinker.
• Guru Nanak (1469–1539) — Philosopher, poet, and founder of the Sikh tradition, with influential teachings concerning ethics, equality, devotion, and social life.

Just before British dominance​

• Jagannatha Panditaraja — Sanskrit scholar and literary theorist at the Mughal court.
• Sawai Jai Singh II (1688–1743) — Rajput ruler and astronomer who built major observatories and produced astronomical tables.
• Narayana Pandita — Mathematician known for work on combinatorics and mathematical sequences.
• Bhaskara II (1114–c. 1185) — One of India's greatest medieval mathematicians; his Lilavati and Bijaganita covered arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and related mathematics.

Inigo Montoya said:

බජට් එයාලයින් එකක යනවා නම් තමන්ගේ කෑම අරන් යන්න කන්න පුළුවන් නේ?

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UbeThaththa said:

ඔය තියෙන්නෙ සුද්දො ඉන්දියාවට උකල ගියාට පස්සෙ ජාන

මේ ඉන්නෙ සුද්දො ඉන්දියාවට එන්න කලින් හිටපු වැඩ්ඩො

Ancient India​

• Chanakya (c. 350–283 BCE) — Political philosopher and strategist; traditionally associated with the Arthashastra, a major work on government, economics, diplomacy, and statecraft.
• Panini (c. 5th–4th century BCE) — One of history's greatest grammarians. His Ashtadhyayi provided an extraordinarily systematic analysis of Sanskrit grammar.
• Gautama Buddha (c. 5th century BCE) — Philosopher and religious teacher whose ideas about suffering, ethics, consciousness, and liberation profoundly influenced Asian thought.
• Mahavira (c. 6th century BCE) — Major Jain philosopher and teacher who developed ideas concerning nonviolence, ethics, and liberation.
• Aryabhata (476–550 CE) — Mathematician and astronomer who worked on place-value arithmetic, trigonometry, and astronomical calculations. He calculated an approximation of π and explained that the apparent daily movement of the stars is related to Earth's rotation.
• Varahamihira (c. 505–587 CE) — Astronomer, mathematician, and scholar known for Brihat Samhita and contributions to astronomy and astrology.
• Brahmagupta (598–c. 668 CE) — One of the most important mathematicians of ancient India. He gave rules involving zero and negative numbers and worked extensively on algebra and astronomy.
• Sushruta (probably before 500 BCE) — Traditionally associated with the Sushruta Samhita, an important early work on surgery and medicine.
• Charaka (probably early centuries CE) — Traditionally associated with the Charaka Samhita, one of the foundational texts of Ayurveda.

Medieval India​

• Adi Shankara (c. 8th century) — Philosopher who developed and systematized Advaita Vedanta, arguing for the fundamental unity of the self and ultimate reality.
• Ramanuja (c. 1017–1137) — Major Vedanta philosopher who developed Vishishtadvaita, a qualified-nondualistic interpretation of Hindu philosophy.
• Madhvacharya (c. 13th century) — Philosopher who developed Dvaita Vedanta, emphasizing a fundamental distinction between God and individual souls.
• Basava (12th century) — Philosopher, social and religious reformer associated with the Lingayat tradition.
• Amir Khusrau (1253–1325) — Poet, musician, historian, and intellectual who wrote extensively in Persian and Hindavi and became an important figure in Indo-Islamic culture.
• Abu Rayhan al-Biruni (973–c. 1050) — Persian polymath who spent significant time in India and wrote extensively about Indian mathematics, astronomy, religion, philosophy, and culture. He wasn't Indian by origin, but is extremely important to the intellectual history of medieval India.
• Madhava of Sangamagrama (c. 1340–1425) — Founder of the Kerala school of mathematics and astronomy. His work anticipated infinite-series methods later associated with calculus.
• Nilakantha Somayaji (1444–c. 1544) — Kerala mathematician and astronomer who developed sophisticated mathematical models of planetary motion.

Mughal-era intellectuals​

• Abul Fazl (1551–1602) — Historian, philosopher, and administrator under Akbar. His Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari are major sources for Mughal India.
• Akbar (1542–1605) — Although primarily a ruler, he was also deeply interested in philosophy, comparative religion, and intellectual debate. He established the Ibadat Khana for religious and philosophical discussions.
• Dara Shikoh (1615–1659) — Mughal prince and intellectual who studied Hindu and Islamic philosophy and commissioned translations of the Upanishads into Persian.
• Tukaram (c. 1608–1649) — Influential Marathi poet and religious thinker.
• Guru Nanak (1469–1539) — Philosopher, poet, and founder of the Sikh tradition, with influential teachings concerning ethics, equality, devotion, and social life.

Just before British dominance​

There were also major scholars during the 17th–18th centuries, such as:

• Jagannatha Panditaraja — Sanskrit scholar and literary theorist at the Mughal court.
• Sawai Jai Singh II (1688–1743) — Rajput ruler and astronomer who built major observatories and produced astronomical tables.
• Narayana Pandita — Mathematician known for work on combinatorics and mathematical sequences.
• Bhaskara II (1114–c. 1185) — One of India's greatest medieval mathematicians; his Lilavati and Bijaganita covered arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and related mathematics.

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LINDA_ADERSON_22 said:

මම ඉස්සර හිතන් හිටියේ අපේ කෑම පිටරට උන්ට හරි සුවඳයි කියල
කෝච්චියේ යද්දි එහෙම මාලු පාං කකා ගියේ සුවඳේ බෑ ගගා හිත හිත.
පස්සෙ තමයි දන්නේ ඒව උන්ට සැට් නෑ කියල. දැන්නං තුනපහ දාල උයන පිහන තැනක ඇඳුමක් වත් තියන්නේ නෑ.

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