Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s16.15

c12.s16.15

Then the Thāṇāṅga refers to the following evil scriptures (pāpa śruta) :— I science of portents indicating shower of blood or any unusual phenomemon boding calamity in the country (uppāya), 2 science of omens (nimitta), 3 science of spells and magic (manta), 4 low type of charm which causes Cāṇḍālis to utter oracles (ākkhāya), 5 science of medicine (tegicchya), 6 seventy two arts (kalā), 7 science of architecture (āvarana), 8 popular works such as Bhārata, Kāvya, Nāṭaka, etc (annāna), and 9 false scripture such as the teachings of Buddha etc. (micchāpavayaṇa).²⁵