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72 : Scientific Contents in Prakrta Canons
the progress man has made.
Prior to that, various arts and sciences, mentioned in different canons under different science subjects will be classified. Despite the absence of much details about these branches of learnings, it could be surmised that these must be in some preliminary or developed form useful for man and women of those periods. It may be noted that there is a good amount of later literature in many canonical branches of learning.
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