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origin of the mathematics in the Shulba Sutras is not known. It is possible, as proposed by mathematical historian Radha Charan Gupta, that the geometry was developed to meet the needs of ritual. Some scholars go farther: Staal hypothesizes a common ritual origin for Indian and Greek geometry, citing similar interest and approach to doubling and other geometric transformation problems. Abraham Seidenberg, followed by Bartel Leendert van der Waerden,

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