[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997) › v1.c19.6 # History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c19.6 History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c19.6 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.6) Brahmajala Sutta mentions the following items used in dressing — ucchadana, anointing the person with scents, parimardana, rubbing or shampooing, nahāpana, bathing. cleansing, saṃvāhana, massaging, rubbing, ādarśa, use of mirror, anjana applying collyrium to eyes, mālāvilepana, applying sandal paste and wearing garland, mukhacuṇṇaka, use of scented powder for face and body, mukhalepana, anointing of face, hattabandha, wearing bracelet, śikhābandha, combing or hair-dressing, dandaka, using stick for a walk, nalikā, use of small hollow stick, khagga, carrying sword, chatta use of umbrella, chitrupanaha using stylish foot-wear, uṇhīsa, wearing a turban, maṇi, wearing of gems, valavijani, carrying a fan or chowry and odātāni Vattham dīghadaśāni, putting on embroidered and gaudy garments. Lalitavistāra (ed. by Lefmann, p. 156), mentions gandhayukti, "the art of blending perfumes", among sixty-four arts. There is a similar list in Kādambarī, (M.R. Kale's edition, p.125). shorter lists are also found in Daśakumāracarita (Buhler's edition, p.12) Divyāvadāna(58.100.391). There is a similar list in the Kāmasūtra (I.3) where gandhyukti is significantly preceded by Karṇapatra bhaṅga. - [Previous: v1.c19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.5) - [Next: v1.c19.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.7) - [Up: v1.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19) ## Linked texts (4) - [Kāmasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.kama.vatsyayana.1.3) — Vātsyāyana Mallanāga, Sanskrit - [Divyāvadāna](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.divyavadana) — Sanskrit - [Daśakumāracarita](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.novels.prasiddha.dasakumaracarita) — Daṇḍin, Sanskrit - [Kādambarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.novels.prasiddha.kadambari) — Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.6) · Pramāṇa