Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c11.44

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c11.44

**Schools of Art.** The city also provided for institutions for teaching the arts such as (1) Vocal Music (*Gīta*), (2) Instrumental Music (*Vādya*), (3) Story-telling (*Pāṭhyam ākhyāyikādi*), (4) Dancing (*Nṛit-taṁ padārthābhinayaḥ*), (5) Acting (*Nāṭyaṁ vāk-yārthābhinayaḥ*), (6) Writing (*Lipi*), (7) Drawing and painting (*Chitraṁ ālekhya-karma*), (8) Playing on harp (*Vīṇā*), flute (*Veṇu*) and tabor (*Mṛidaṅga*), (9) Thought-reading (*Parachitta-jñānam*), (10) Making scents (*Gandha*), (11) Making garlands (*Mālya*), (12) Massage (*Saṁvāhana*) and (13) Captivating (*Vaiśika*) (the art of the courtesan taught by the teacher, Dattaka).

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