Acquisition of wisdom and learning

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Acquisition of wisdom and learning.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Acquisition of culture. · Acquisition of wisdom and learning. · view the constellation · filed as A1480

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 5, Section XXXIII
IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 12, Section CCLXIX
IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 12, Section CXXI

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5 finer motifs beneath it

Origin of human wisdom. It is kept hidden by monster and is later stolen. It escapes and spreads through the world. (Cf. A1111, A1421.)Origin of language Origin of reading and writing How people learned about calculating time and the seasons Origin of sciences

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