Kaccayana Sutra & Pali Numerology: Does it Prove Science Lags Buddhism?
What if the key to unlocking ancient history, science, and a profound spiritual legacy wasn't a hidden map or a lost artifact, but a language? To truly understand the origins of our world and our consciousness, you must first understand Pali.
Many view the Tipitaka simply as a collection of Buddhist teachings. However, it's far more than a religious text; it's a vast historical record of ancient India, chronicling its societies, politics, and daily life. Even more astonishingly, it contains profound insights into ancient science, including sophisticated ideas about the origin of the world, humanity, and the universe itself.
To truly unlock these secrets, we must first go back to the language it was written in. This language is Pali, a language used by the Buddha himself. But how can we master such a complex language? The answer lies in the Kaccayana Sutra. This essential Pali grammar text, compiled by the scholar Mahāthera Kaccāyana, not only provides rules for verbs and nouns but also contains stunning evidence of advanced ancient mathematics.
This video explores how this spiritual grammar text discusses the naming of ancient numbers, including the term asaṅkhyeyya, a number so large it is equivalent to 10 to the power of 140. This is not simple arithmetic; it is a form of advanced mathematics hidden within an ancient book. It shows that ancient wisdom connected language, spirituality, and science in a way we are only now beginning to appreciate.
Join us on this journey as we begin to uncover the unvarnished truth, decoding the intricate layers of Pali and revealing the shocking insights that have been hidden in plain sight for millennia.
About Wat Tamaoh Monastery
Wat Tha Mao, which means "Pomelo Temple," has a long history of promoting excellence in Pali language studies.
The first abbot was U Nandiya, the second abbot was U Tikkha, and the third was U Neminda.
The great Pali grammar propagator was U Dhammananda.
AN ACCOUNT OF TAMAOH MONASTERY
During the reign of the celebrated King Chulalongkorn,
renowned as the "Great Well-beloved Monarch,"
who was King Rama V of the Chakri Dynasty of the Kingdom of Thailand,
a devoted gentleman from Burma by the name of U San Ohn
came to the city of Lampang and settled here,
making his livelihood as a timber merchant.
Being devoted to the Three Gems,
of a generous nature and desirous of the welfare of the Sasana,
U San Ohn, in the Buddhist Era 2437 (Burmese Saka Era 1256),
bought a plot of land at the "pomelo fording place"
on the bank of the Wang River and erected a monastery for the Sangha.
He thereafter built a dwelling place for monks,
a refectory, assembly halls for the Laity,
water closets for both monks and Laity,
wells, a Chapter House,
and a wall surrounding the monastery.
He also supported the monks and novices dwelling here
with the four requisites as long as he lived.
This dedication continues to inspire the faithful of today.
The monastery was given the name
"Pomelo Fording Place Monastery"
after the fording place on which it was built.
It is called "Wat Tamaoh" in the local dialect by word transposition;
'Wat' meaning 'Monastery,' 'Ta' meaning 'Fording Place,
' and 'Maoh' meaning 'Pomelo.'
The site on which the monastery was built is 40 fathoms in length
and 40 fathoms in breadth within the walls
and 31 fathoms in length and 18 fathoms
in breadth outside the walls to the north.
Line of Incumbents
Here is the line of incumbents:
The first incumbent was U Nandiya,
the second was U Tikkha by name;
Thera the third was U Neminda.
Their names but now remain.
"Lecturer of the Dhamma" is he,
who now resides herein, U Dhammananda,
the malice-free, serving the cause of religion.
He attained to incumbency in the year two thousand five hundred;
founded the 'School' the following year,
for the good of the Teaching Exalted.
