The whole system is interrelated and unified: the general multiplication method, for example, is easily reversed to allow one-line divisions, and the simple squaring method can be reversed to give one-line square roots.

Perhaps the most striking feature of the Tirthaji system is its coherence. None of these sutras has ever been found in Vedic literature, nor are its methods consistent with known mathematical knowledge from the Vedic era. These formulae are intended to describe the way the mind naturally works, and are therefore supposed to be a great help in directing the student to the appropriate method of solution. For example, 'Vertically and Crosswise' is one of these Sutras. According to Tirthaji, all of Vedic mathematics is based on sixteen Sutras, or word-formulae. Vedic Mathematics is the name given to a supposedly ancient system of calculation which was 'rediscovered' from the Vedas between 19 by Sri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji Maharaj (1884-1960). It is a system for limited arithmetic and polynomial calculation which is simpler and more enjoyable than the equivalent algorithms of modern mathematics. Vedic mathematics is said by its founder to be a gift given to this world by the ancient sages of India, though there is no historical evidence whatsoever for this claim. Welcome to the wonderful world of 'Vedic' mathematics, a science that its founder claims was lost due to the advent of modern mathematics.

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