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1. Perihelion Precession

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   Perihelion precession, sometimes informally referred to as the "orbital wobble," is the observed variation in the long axis of an elliptical orbit around a massive central body. While most planetary orbits exhibit slight secular changes in orientation due to perturbations from other bodies in the system (e.g., Jupiter's gravitational influence), perihelion precession refers specifically to the component of this orbital change that cannot be explained by standard Newtonian mechanics alone, particularly when considering only the mutual gravita…

2. Prajnamitra

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   Legacy and Modern Interpretation
   Today, direct institutional lineages tracing back explicitly to Prajñāmitra are exceedingly rare, often folded into broader Shingon or esoteric Tendai schools. However, his influence persists in niche scholarly circles concerned with the intersection of temporal physics and Buddhist phenomenology. Modern interpreters often view the "melancholy of measurement" not as literal sadness, but as a highly sophisticated early critique of Newtonian mechanics disguised within devotional literature [7].
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