aṅga-vijjā
, f. [sa. aṅga-vidyā], the art how toknow a man's extraction, character, or fortune from
the characteristics of his limbs (cf. 2aṅga (5)), DN I 9,7
(Sv; + vatthu-vijjā, khatta-°, siva-°, bhūta-°,
bhūri-°, ahi-°, visa-°, vicchika-°, mūsika-°, sakuṇa-°,
vāyasa-°, pakka-jjhāna, sara-parittāṇa, miga-cakka);
SN III 239,24 (°-tiracchānavijjā; Spk); ~āya cheko,
Ja I 290,10; II 200,1i (°-ânubhāvena, by the power of
a°); III 122,23; 215,26 (°-vasena); Nidd I 372,21
(Ct.); Pj I 237,2; II 142,10. — °-pāṭhaka, m., an
expert in a°, Ja II 21,18; As 181,7;'Ps III 650,21.
— °-pāṭhakatta, n. abstr., Ja V 458,9.
