Seventy-two arts: 1 definition
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Seventy-two arts means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)The Seventy-two arts were cultivated amongst the population and formed part of the Ancient Indian Education, as depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 150.17 f. & 151.1-5: There is described an educational institution. [...] At another place (151.6-11) the prince came across persons who cultivated the seventy-two arts and sixty-four sciences, such as, [...].
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text (+30): Anjana, Jyotisha, Rasabandha, Vrittinirukta, Rasayana, Yogamala, Patraccheda, Yakshinisiddhi, Nimitta, Yantramala, Mantra, Yoga, Military science, Stencil cutting, Black magic, Sixty-four sciences, Kuvalayacandra, Water pond, Sarasa, Bhramara.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 8: Marriage with Kaikeyī < [Chapter IV - The, birth, marriage, and retreat to the forest of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa]
Part 6: Śreṇika and Nandā < [Chapter VI - Adoption of right-belief by Śreṇika]