1).

It is to be noted, moreover, that sacrificing for a fee is recognized as a profession.

The work (sacrifice is work, 'work is sacrifice,' it is somewhere said) is regarded as a matter of business.

There are three means of livelihood occasionally referred to, telling stories, singing songs, and reciting the Veda at a sacrifice (_Cat.Br_.iii.2.

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16).
As an example of the absurdities given as 'the ways of knowledge' (absurdities which are necessary to know in order to a full understanding of the mental state under consideration) may be cited _Cat.Br_.iv.5.8.