Ancient historical scripture and color vision

作者：Vimal Ram Lakhan Pandey^*; Pandey Vimal Manju Uma Chaturvedi

来源：Color Research and Application, 2007, 32(4): 332-333.

DOI：10.1002/col.20323

• color vision
• history
• psychophysics
• Rig-Veda
• pressure-induced retinal color phosphenes
• meditation-induced cortical color phosphenes
• hallucinogenic drug &quot
• soma&quot
• and &quot
• Indra&quot
• sleep deprivation
• Indus-Sarasvati cities
• Mohenjo Daro and Harappa

Current information on the ancient historical research in color vision is not complete. We found scriptural evidence for (a) Rig-Vedic yogis having subjective experience of color during meditation with eyes closed, which was accentuated by hallucinogenic drug "soma" and "Indra" and sleep deprivation, (b) eye-balls being pressed to induce color, and (c) rainbow-colors. Rig-Vedic period was about 4000 B.C.-2000 B.C. as verified by archaeologists during the excavation in Indus-Sarasvati cities like Mohenjo Daro and Harappa, where depictions engraved on soapstone seals were found that strongly resemble yogi-like figures. We conclude that ancient historical research in color vision should be revised based on Rig-Veda.

• 出版日期2007-8