Formal Education System in Ancient India

by Sushmita Nath | 2016 | 63,563 words

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Summary: This essay sudies the formal education system in Ancient India with reference to Vedic and Buddhist period and its relevance today. The first part deal with educational methods prevalent during the Samhita Brahamana periods and the associated rules, ceremonies and duties of pupils in this period of ancient India. It is also observed how Buddhists developed organished educational institutions such as the world renowned Takshashila, Nalanda Mahavihara university and Valabhi.

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Source 2: shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in

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The full text of the Formal Education System in Ancient India in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Acknowledgement

+ Chapter 1 - Introduction

. A brief discussion of Education system (Introduction)

. Education system in the Saṃhitā Period

. Education in the Brahmanic Period

. Education in the Epic Period

. Education in the Puranic period

+ Chapter 2 - Rituals of the Education System

. Meaning of the word Saṃskāra

. Number of Saṃskāras

. The Vidyārambha Saṃskāra

. The Upanayana Saṃskāra (Introduction)

. Eligibility of an Initiate (Upanayana—initiation ceremony)

. Ceremonies associated with Upanayana (initiation)

. Minor Ritual During Brahmacarya Period

. The Samāvartana or Convocation Ceremony

. Buddhist Educational Rituals (Introduction)

. Pabbaja (initial ordination)

. Upasampadā (final ordination)

+ Chapter 3 - Centres of Learning in Vedic and Buddhist Period

. Centres of learning in Vedic and Buddhist Period (Introduction)

. The Gurukula centre of learning

. The Pariṣad centre of learning

. Temple Colleges and Education

. Agrahāra (donation of land to the learned Brāhmaṇas)

. The Chatuspathi (Catuṣpāṭhī Tol) type of School

. The Buddhist Vihāra or Monastery

. The Takṣaśilā centre of learning

. The Nālandā Vihāra university

. The 7th century Valabhī university

. The 8th century Vikramaśilā Mahāvihāra

. The Odantapurī university

. The Jagaddala university

+ Chapter 4 - Aims and objectives of Formal Education

. Aims and objectives of formal education (Introduction)

. Acquisition of Absolute knowledge

. Formation of Character

. Development of Personality

. Religious Education

. Social accountability of the ancient education system

. Preservation of Culture and Heritage

+ Chapter 5 - Subjects studied in the Vedic and Buddhist period

. Subjects studied in the Saṃhitā Period

. Subjects studied in the Brahmanic Period

. Subjects studied in the Sūtra Period

. Subjects studied in the Epic Period

. Subjects studied in the Buddhist Period

+ Chapter 6 - Methods of Teaching and the Teacher–Student relationship

. Oral Method of Teaching

. Svādhyāya or Self study

. Debate and Discussion Method of Teaching

. Question-Answer Method of Teaching

. Tours or Travelling (as a method of teaching)

. Oral and Practical Examination

. Teacher-Student (Guru-Śiṣya) relationship

Chapter 7 - Major findings and Concluding observations

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Last Updated: 07 November, 2023

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