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Branches of Learning in Canons : 111
As with worldly learnings for men, the women arts may also be classified under current faculty as in Table 9. These subjects comprise twelve faculties. A comparative evaluation of learnings for men and women has been given in Table 10. Table 9 Facultywise Classification of Arts for Women.
1.
Canonical and Religious Studies
1.
Scriptures
2.-3. Religion and religious practices 4. Religious rituals
2. Humanities
(a) Language, Literature and Linguistics
1.
Grammar
2. Meterology
3. Lexicology
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Legendary stories
4.
5. Scriptology
6. Country languages
7. Literature
8. Poetics
9.
10. Riddlery
11. Last lettery
12. Art of reading
13. Art of speech
14. Problematic compositions
Phonetics
15. Samskṛta prattling
16. Secret wording
17. Secret writing
18. Art of memorising
19. Instantaneous intelligence
20. Satires
21. Cavilation
(b) 1. Arts of Trade (Commerce & Economics)
2. Manual labour treatment
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