07-03-2008, 10:05 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Bodhi+Jul 3 2008, 09:26 AM-->QUOTE(Bodhi @ Jul 3 2008, 09:26 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->on what basis is 1 AD = 57/58 vikramI?
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<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Bodhiji,
Because we know in the present year, the vikrami new year of samvat 2065 happened in Gregorian calendar year 2008 AD.
2065 - 2008 = 57
But there was no 0 AD or 0 BC. After 1 BC, the next year was 1 AD.
1 AD = 58 Vikrami
1 BC = 57 Vikrami
Vikrami samvat starts in spring, so the vikrami year spans parts of two gregorian years, and vice versa.
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<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Bodhiji,
Because we know in the present year, the vikrami new year of samvat 2065 happened in Gregorian calendar year 2008 AD.
2065 - 2008 = 57
But there was no 0 AD or 0 BC. After 1 BC, the next year was 1 AD.
1 AD = 58 Vikrami
1 BC = 57 Vikrami
Vikrami samvat starts in spring, so the vikrami year spans parts of two gregorian years, and vice versa.