#Agnicayana

[chileanskies]

Hidalgo - 'Agnicayana' (2023) [CLSK Review] - Con un poco de demora, dejamos acá nuestras impresiones de la más reciente placa de los nacionales Hidalgo, disco donde la madurez de la propuesta es la base. https://chileanskies.com/2023/12/hidalgo-agnicayana-2023-clsk-review/?feed_id=1510

[carvalhais]

But how can one possibly interpret a ritual as ancient as Agnicayana as algorithmic? One of the most common definitions of algorithm in computer science is the following: a finite procedure of step-by-step instructions to turn an inout into an output, independently of the data, and making the best use of the given resources. Matteo Pasquinelli, 2023. The Eye of the Master: A Social History of Artificial Intelligence. London: Verso.

[alanlaidlaw]

Looking at ancient practices such as the Agnicayana ritual and the Hindu rules for calculation, we can sketch a basic definition of “algorithm” that is compatible with modern computer science: (1) an algorithm is an abstract diagram that emerges from the repetition of a process, an organization of time, space, labor, and operations: it is not a rule that is invented from above but emerges from below; (2) an algorithm is the division of this process into finite steps in order to perform and control it efficiently; (3) an algorithm is a solution to a problem, an invention that bootstraps beyond the constrains of the situation: any algorithm is a trick; (4) most importantly, an algorithm is an economic process, as it must employ the least amount of resources in terms of space, time, and energy, adapting to the limits of the situation.

3000 Years of Algorithmic Rituals: The Emergence of AI from the Computation of Space

[exploringyogatantra-blog]

This is a preview for a film called Altar of Fire created by Robert Gardner and Frits Staal. It is a film of a traditional Vedic Yajña - The Agnicayana - that was performed in Kerala, India in 1975. In this preview one can observe the importance of mantra in the sacrifice and the creation of a microcosmic ritual space. Enjoy...and seek out the entire film if you find this fascinating!

[alanlaidlaw]

In his studies of Vedic mathematics, Italian mathematician Paolo Zellini has discovered that the Agnicayana ritual was used to transmit techniques of geometric approximation and incremental growth—in other words, algorithmic techniques—comparable to the modern calculus of Leibniz and Newton.

3000 Years of Algorithmic Rituals: The Emergence of AI from the Computation of Space