Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c18.33

c18.33

While the mere mention of 64 *Kalās* is contained in many works, some contain their actual lists. The principal works giving such lists are (1) Kāmasūtra, (2) Kādambarī, (3) Śukranītisāra, (4) Kalpāntaravāchyāni (a commentary on Kalpasūtra), (5) Rāmachandra's Commentary on the first verse of Lakshmaṇa Kavi's continuation of the Champūrāmāyaṇa by Vidarbharāja, (6) Yashodhara's commentary called Jayamaṅgala on the Kāmasūtra, (7) the Jain work Samavāyasūtra, (8) the Buddhist work Lalitavistara, and (9) the Buddhist work Sūtrālaṁkāra by Aśvaghosha. The list of *Śukranītisāra* as one of the latest of these works is given below and may be considered as the basis of a comparative study of the lists contained in other works. The list comprises the following items:—