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Branches of Learning in Canons :
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8. Beadal accomplishment 9. Incantational root out 10. Supernatural killing 11. Art of stupefaction 12. Art of detraction 13. Art of fire retention 14. Art of age retention 15. Art of speech retention 16. Art of water spouting 17. Art of attraction 18. Art of concealment 19. Art of cherishing desires 20. Science of jugglery 21. Science of magic 22. Vocal accomplishment
23. Art of entering other's body 11. Faculty of Military Sciences
1. Hand-to-hand fighting 12. Miscelleny
1. Art of Equitability 2. Art of repudiatory tact 3. Art of conceit
4-5.Art of theft and last rituals
It is noteworthy that Vidyānuvāda Pūrva 14 mentions 700 minor learnings, 500 major learnings and 8 prognostics and Āvasyaka Cūrni 15 states about 48,000 learnings. The current listings, however, seem to be too small in number. It seems the total may not exceed 250 combined for men and women. In view of this current canonical descriptions, the above mention seems to be little off the track unless names and details about them are found. Researchers have high responsibility to verify the above statement. However, whatever the canons have, is also enormous and a man or woman cannot master in his or her single life time.
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