Consider the following statements about Aryabhatta: 1. He wrote the books Aryabhattiya and Shunyavada. 2. His book reveals that he was aware of the zero system, as well as the decimal system. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• The most renowned Mādhyamika thinker was Nagarjuna, who developed the doctrine that all is void.This concept is called the Shunyavada.

• Aryabhatta was a fifth century mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and physician, and a pioneer in the field of mathematics.

• He wrote Aryabhattiya, which is a summary of mathematics of his time. It has four sections in which he describes the decimal system, number theory, geometry, trigonometry and algebra.

• He showed that zero was not just a numeral, but also a symbol and a concept. This opened up a new dimension of negative numerals.

• He found out the exact distance between the earth and the moon.

• He disregarded the view that our planet is immovable and stated his theory that ‘earth is round and rotates on its own axis’.

• He explained that the appearance of the Sun moving from east to west is false by giving examples.

• He also stated that the moon and the planets are shined by reflected sunlight, which was proved later in modern times.