简介:Waterclockisavitalinstrumenttotellthetimeinancientsocieties.TheIndianwaterclockstayedinastereotypesincethe5thcenturyA.D.,tilltheenteringofBritish,bothinliteratureandpeople'slife.While,beforethe5thcenturyA.D.,fewliteraturerecordedthewaterclocksindetail,exceptVedāgajyotisaandKautilya'sArtha(s)stra.However,ifwelookatthevastBuddhistliterature,wemightgetasurprisefromtheBuddhistsutras,like(S)ārdūlakarnāvadāma((S)k-av).