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@bryandaniellowe @BuhrmanKristina Mcevilley touches on this in The Shape of Ancient Thought. Sexagesimal numerology, apparently Mesopotamian in origin, appears throughout Indian literature as a whole. The ecliptic was also divided into 108 pādas. See p. 15 here:

the sutras mention the four reliances:
Do not rely on individuals, rely on the teachings. Do not rely on the
words, rely on the meaning. Do not rely on the adapted meaning, rely on the ultimate meaning. Do not rely on intellectual knowledge_ wisdom.

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