sutras

The old sages, sutras, and stories were survived because they are easy to understand, remember and modify when necessary.

So the Sukna Sutras were all basically Algorithms - different ways to solve mathematical and scientific problems.

One evening as Shichiri Kojun was reciting sutras a thief with a sharp sword entered, demanding either money or his life.

His interpretation of Buddhist sutras and other sacred writings through an engineer's lens was insightful and inspiring—the foundation for many great conversations.

If Patanjali had patented his Yoga sutras, we may not even be aware about this great practice.

In fact, in many American zendos, students chant the same sutras, _in Japanese_, as in Japanese zendos.

I have been reading the yoga sutras recently and it strikes me how applicable it is.

A succinct yet most authoritative practical guide is Yoga Sutras [2].

These mathematical sutras are Vedic only in the sense that they are inspired by the Vedas in the mind of one dedicated to the Vedas.

Here's a great interpretation of the yoga sutras...

Tehran isn’t calculating missile ranges based on sutras.

I suspect that if they were reading books that made more references to the Quran or to Buddhist sutras, they might've found themselves reading the Quran or Buddhist sutras and ended up in a similar mental state.

Wikipedia is not infallible but it says Sanskrit sources had one or two digits of pi: "In India around 600 BC, the Shulba Sutras (Sanskrit texts that are rich in mathematical contents) treat π as (9785/5568)2 ≈ 3.088.

While the usage of the word "Yoga" to describe spiritual practices is certainly quite old (the Yoga Sutras were apparently compiled a bit before Jesus), Hatha Yoga is only a few centuries old, and the gymnastic practice that is common today (asanas) is pretty modern (~150 years).

I'm quoting it here: It must be pointed out that these sutras given by Tirtha Maharaja are created by the author himself, as stated in the introduction to his book, "Vedic Mathematics" (published posthumously) and are therefore not actually Vedic.

"Algorithm" is derived from Al-Khwarizmi, but only because he translated the ancient Indian/Hindu "Sulba Sutras" texts into Persian, especially in his "Al Jabr" text.

The four major Shulba Sutras, which are mathematically the most significant, are those attributed to Baudhayana, Manava, Apastamba and Katyayana.

Why the comment removed I said this breathing is in ancient Hindu scripture Patanjali Yoga Sutras???

Each lecture is about 10 minutes long and draws on passages from classical texts such as the Mandukya Upanishad, the Ashtavakra Gita, the Shiva Sutras, and the Spanda Karika.