Dear James, the following comes to mind:

N. Sjoman (1986) 'The Memory Eye: An examination of memory in traditional knowledge systems’ JIP 14 (2).: 195-213.

Best, Chris

On 25 Sep 2014, at 7:33 pm, Birgit Kellner <kellner@asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de> wrote:

An interesting first-hand report is given in:

@Article{Gerow_Edwin_2002_5701,
 Title                    = {Primary Education in Sanskrit: Methods and Goals},
 Author                   = {Gerow, Edwin},
 Journal                  = {Journal of the American Oriental Society},
 Year                     = {2002},
 Pages                    = {661-690},
 Volume                   = {122 (4)},
}

With best regards,

Birgit Kellner

Am 25.09.2014 um 10:00 schrieb James Hartzell:
Dear colleagues

Might someone have handy some references on the practice of memorization
in the Sanskrit (and Tibetan) traditions?  I know memorizing texts is a
basic part of, for instance, traditional medical education,
jyotishastra, etc.  What I am looking for are good published studies
describing these practices (pdf's would be a bonus).

Cheers,

James Hartzell, PhD
Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC)
The University of Trento, Italy


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