It is often mistakenly thought to be a single work and attributed to Paul of Alexandria (c. 378 CE).
[1] However, this notion has been rejected by other scholars in the field, notably by David Pingree who stated that "...the identification of Paulus Alexandrinus with the author of the Pauliṣa Siddhānta is totally false".
[3] Alberuni wrote that the Siddhanta is based on the teaching of a Greek named Paulus.
[5] Similar to the Yavanajātaka ("The Sayings of the Greeks"), the Pauliṣa Siddhānta is an example of Hellenistic astronomy (especially the Alexandrian school) in India during the first centuries CE.
The Pauliṣa Siddhānta was particularly influential on the work of the Indian astronomer Varāhamihira.