rigs gnas chen po bco brgyad
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The eighteen great fields of knowledge are listed in the Mahāvyutpatti as (1) music ( gandharva , {rol mo}), (2) love-making (vaiśika, {'khrig thabs}), (3) sustenance (vārtā, {'tsho tshis}), (4) arithmetic (sāṃkhyā, {grangs can}), (5) grammar (śabda, {sgra}), (6) medicine (cikitsita, {gso dpyad}), (7) behavior (nīti, {chos lugs}), (8) fine arts (śilpa, {bzo}), (9) archery (dhanurveda, {'phongs}), (10) logic (hetu, {gtan tshigs}), (11) yoga ({rnal 'byor}), (12) study (śruti, {thos pa}), (13) recollection (sṃṛti, {dran pa}), (14) astronomy (jyotitiṣa, {skar ma'i dpyad}), (15) astrology (gaṇita, {rtsis}), (16) optical aberrations (māyā, {mig 'phrul 'khor}), (17) antiquity (purāṇa, {sngon gyi rabs}), and (18) history (itihāsaka, {sngon byung ba}).
On all these and related matters, see Jamgon Kongtrul TOK Book 6, Pt.1: 311–315.
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