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78 : Scientific Contents in Prākṣta Canons
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22. Physics 23. Chemistry 24. Food Sciences 25. Medical Sciences
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5. Fine Arts
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28. 29. 30. 31. 6. Military Science
26. Drawing and Painting 27. Dance 28. Drama 29. Vocal Music 30. Instrumental Music 31. Sculpture
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32. Warfare 33. Archery
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34. Civil & Architectural Engg.
The Digambara pro-canons like Mūlācāra and Satkhandāgama' mention three categories in place of two-li) Worldly, (ii) Vedic and (iii) Jaina (Samaya ). The first two come under non-sacred category while the third under the sacred category. This has already been mentioned earlier. They will be dealt separately. Non-sacred Learnings
For the sake of integrated contental approach, the nonsacred learnings should be taken as synonymous with noncanonical worldly real learnings of Anuyogadvāra and perverse learnings of Nandi. However, if the order of canons is taken into account, the first mention of this category is found in Sūtrakrtānga (2. 2. 18 ) and Sthānānga ( 9.27 ) followed by Samavão ( 29. 13 ) and Uttarādhyayana.
The number of non-sacred learnings is 9 in Sthānānga while it is 29 in Samavāyānga ( taken as 13, see latter ). The
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