Gautama Siddha

Gautama Siddha

Gautama Siddha (zh-cp|c=瞿昙悉达|p=Qútán Xīdá, fl. 8th century) was a Chinese translator, astronomer, astrologer and compiler of Indian descent, known for leading the compilation of the "Treatise on Astrology of the Kaiyuan Era" during the Tang Dynasty. He was born in Chang'an, and his family was originally from India, according to a tomb stele uncovered in 1977 in Xi'an. The Gautama family had probably settled in China over many generations, and might had predate even before the establishment of Tang. He was most notable for his translation of Navagraha calendar into Chinese.

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*cite book | author=Bai Shouyi et al | title=A Comprehensive History of China vol. 10 | publisher=Shanghai Renmin Chubanshe | location=Shanghai | year=1989 | pages=2,009-2,011 | id=ISBN 7-208-04997-1
*cite book | author=Shi Yunli | title=Ancient Chinese Science and Technology History Outline: Astronomy | publisher=Liaoning Education Press | location=Shenyang | pages=74-76 | year=1996 | id=ISBN 7-5382-3701-1


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