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Educational institution means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Educational institutions in ancient India attracted students from near and distant countries, as depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 150.17 f. & 151.1-5: There is described an educational institution which included students from Lāṭa, Karṇāṭaka, Mālava, Kaṇṇujja, Godāvarī (Nasik), Mahārāṣṭra, Saurāṣṭra, Śrīkaṇṭha (Thanesvar) and Sindha. The courses of study comprised Vyākaraṇa, Buddhism, Sāṃkhya, Nyāya, Anekānta or Jaina and Lokāyata or Cārvāka philosophies. At another place (151.6-11) the prince came across persons who cultivated the seventy-two arts and sixty-four sciences, [...].
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
The Salai of Munnur as on Advanced Educational Institutions < [Chapter 2]
Rajendra I (A.D. 1014-1044) < [Chapter 1]
Munnur temple Property < [Chapter 3]
The Radhakrishnan Report: < [July 1950]
Nissim Ezekiel < [July – September, 1985]
These Twenty Years < [April 1970]
Buddhist Education in Thailand (critical study) (by Smitthai Aphiwatamonkul)
2.3. Educational Development in Thailand < [Chapter 2 - The Thai Sangha System of Education]
1.4. Buddhist Tradition of Thai Society < [Chapter 3 - The Impact of Buddhist Education on Thai Sangha]
3. Education System in Thailand < [Chapter 2 - The Thai Sangha System of Education]
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
Chapter 7 - Major findings and Concluding observations
Education in the Brahmanic Period < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Anāgārika Dharmapāla (by Bhikkhu Sangharakshita)
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Mingling of Cultures (K): The Gurjara Pratihāras < [Chapter 4]
Mingling of Cultures (R): The Saindhavas < [Chapter 4]
Concept of Dāna and Nature of Donee Brāhmaṇas < [Chapter 2]
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