Guest guest Posted November 11, 2000 Report Share Posted November 11, 2000 Namaste all, Perhaps this an an esoteric question at best but worth the effort to bring forth for conversation. How do we know that Monday IS Monday? or Tues IS actually Tues or any day of the week? This is of great importance to Jyotish due the the Graha's that rule the days. Throughout history many have adjusted the calendar:1. Dionyslyus Exiguus was asked by Pope John I to review and revise the calendar that was in use since Julius Caesar ( this was around 470 AD.)...He started the count of the year with 1...not zero. Most Christen societies use this existing count. So if he started with 1 the yr. 2000 begins in 2001. 2. Roman Months - initially there were 10 months....the last month = December from the Latin root decem or 10. 2.1 More months were added: July was added to honor Julius Caesar (100 BC to 44 BC; also developed the Julian calendar, the precursor to the Gregorian calendar used in the west today.) August was added for Augustus Caesar ( 63 BC to 14 AD) More months = more days and more decisions that mortals make on how to "fit this all in" . There's more examples, yet the question still arises - what signs can we look for to insure we have the right dayssequenced correctly? Are there signs in nature we can look for? Has the Vedas and Jyotish calculations from time past kept the days in sync? Any thoughts from the group would be of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.