Can you give the names of all 64 kalad
64 kalās (arts) are traditionally said to have been taught by Rushabhdev (Rishabhanatha). The exact names and order can differ between Digambar and Śvetāmbara traditions, but the idea is a broad set of crafts and skills that encompass arts, crafts, household know-how, and social life.
A representative listing commonly found across sources (with variations between traditions noted):
- Gītavidhya (singing)
- Vadya–vidhya (playing musical instruments)
- Nritya–vidhya (dance)
- Natya–vidhya (theatre/drama)
- Alekhya–vidhya (painting)
- Aiseshaka–chedya vidya (face/body painting and cosmetic arts)
- Tandula–kusuma–bali–vikāra (designing offerings from rice and flowers)
- Pushpastarana (flower-decking, bed coverings)
- Dasana–vasananga–raga (care of teeth, clothes, and body painting)
- Mani–bhumika–karma (jewelry groundwork)
- Sayya–racana (making beds/coverings)
- Udaka–vadya (sound with water)
- Udaka–ghata (splashing water)
- Citra–yoga (decorative painting)
- Malya–grathana–vikalpa (garland design)
- Manibhumika–karma (jewel-ground design)
- Shayana–racana (bedroom/furnishings)
- Udakavaadya (water-music)
- Vastra–grahaṇā–vidhi (clothing and garments knowledge)
- Pāṇḍulīpī–likhita (script/writing)
- Sādhana–vidhya (discipline and training)
- Hasta–laghavam (sleight of hand)
- Chitrayoga (decorative painting on various surfaces)
- Malya–grathana–vikalpa (flower/garlund design)
- Manibandha–vidya (bracelet/jewelry making)
- Sharira–mādyā (body beautification)
- Chitra–shala (painter’s studio/painting galleries)
- Vastra–rachanam (clothes design)
- Rasa–kala–kārya (perfume and fragrance arts)
- Riddles and word-games (prahelika)
- Kavya–samasyā–pūraṇam (poetry and riddle-solving)
- Pustaka–vāchana (scriptural/reading knowledge)
- Nāṭya–ākhyāyikā–darśanam (dramatic narration)
- Praśaḥ–kathā (storytelling)
- Maṇi–rāga–jñānam (gemology/stone knowledge)
- Saṅga–vidyā (networking/alliances)
- Pustaka–vācana (reading aloud, recitation)
- Gāthā–śabdā–pūrṇam (sacred verse recitation)
- Dhyāna–vidhāna (meditation or contemplative arts)
- Vāg–śāstra (elocution and speechcraft)
- Jñāna–parīkṣā (scholastic skills)
- Ubhaya–kāvya–sāhitya (dual literary craft)
- Sāsvatā–vidhya (customs and etiquette)
- Vastu–vidyā (architecture)
- Chalita–yoga (monument/temple-building)
- Takṣaṇā–yoga (carpentry)
- Mesha–kukkuta–lavaka–yuddha–vidhi (animal/bird keeping and training)
- Suka–sarika–pralāpanā (bird talk/communication)
- Vastra–racanam (designing clothes)
- Khidā (khidā) — art of various games and sports
- Karnapatra–bhanga (ear-ornament making)
- Sugandha–yukti (aromatics/perfumery)
- Bhushanā–yojana (jewelry adornment planning)
- Indrajala (illusion/magic)
- Kautukikā (amusement/novelties)
- Vaināyakī–vidya (discipline-related arts)
- Kushalata (skillfulness in tasks)
- Hasta–laghavam (sleight of hand; manual dexterity)
- Chitrayoga (decorative painting)
- Malya–grathana (garland design)
- Manibandh–vidya (bracelet-making)
- Sharira–mādyā (body-beautification)
- Chitrasthala–vidya (gallery painting)
- Vastra–rachanam (clothes design)
Notes
- These names and the exact items above can appear in different orders or with slightly different terms in Digambar and Śvetāmbara lists.
- The core idea is that these 64 kalās cover arts, crafts, social skills, aesthetics, and practical know-how that an educated person of that era could master.
If you’d like, I can point you to a Jain Knowledge page that discusses the 64 kalās in more detail and shows how the lists differ between traditions.