Classical Sciences

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Classical Sciences (rig gnas)

  • The classical sciences of ancient India (Skt. vidyā) include the five major sciences: art, medicine, logic, grammar, and Buddhism, as well as the five minor sciences: astrology/divination, poetics, prosody, synonymics, and drama. GD (from the Glossary to Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings)