[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c21.65 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c21.65 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c21.65 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c21.65](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.65) The students in the university studied the three Vedas and the eighteen sciences (vijjā),⁷ which evidently included the science of archery,⁸ the art of swordmanship,⁹ and elephant-craft (hatthi-sutta).¹⁰ Mention is also made of the study of magic, such as the Ālambanamanta, for charming snakes,¹¹ and the Nidhiuddharaṇamanta, for recovering buried treasure.¹² The students were also taught the science of ritual (manta)¹³; but in this branch of learning Benares seems to have had a greater reputation, for we find students being sent there from Takkasilā in order to learn the mantas.¹⁴ - [Previous: v1.c21.64](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.64) - [Next: v1.c21.66](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.66) - [Up: v1.c21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.65](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.65) · Pramāṇa