It is said that each sangaku was dedicated by a person who had solved the mathematical puzzle, as a token of his gratitude to the gods and in hope that he would devote more efforts to his studies. |
算額は、和算において、数学の問題が解けたことを神仏に感謝し、ますます勉学に励むことを祈念して奉納されたと言われる。 |