Education Systems in Ancient Education

Systems in Ancient Education:

1. Gurukul
2. Parishads and Sammelan
3. Education from father.
4. Vocational Education: Agriculture, building houses, jewel making, implements, sance, music, tanning leather, , manufacturing boats, chariots …
5. Vedic Education:
   1. Vidyarambha:
      1. The beginning of education at the age of five
   2. Upanayana:
      1. When a child enters the Gurukul
         1. for Brahmin boys at the age of eight, for Kshatriyas at Ten, for Vasyas it is 12
      2. The Students were known as Brahmacharin.
   3. Educational Texts:
      1. Vedangas:
         1. Phonetics
         2. Ritualistic Knowledge
         3. Grammar
         4. Exegetics
         5. Meters
         6. Astronomy
      2. Upanishadas;
         1. Darshanas
         2. Nyaya
         3. Vaiseshika
         4. Samkya
         5. Yoga
         6. Mimamsa
         7. Vedanta
      3. Puranas
      4. Tarka Shastra (logic
   4. Garhaststa: Return to family life
6. Buddhist Education:
   1. No restriction on the basis of cast.
   2. It commenced with Prabrajya or Prabbajja, held when the child is of 8 years.
   3. Students were known as: Sramana.
   4. At the end of education students became Monks.
   5. Girls were also allowed for education.
   6. Educational Texts:’
      1. Pitakas:
         1. Sutta
         2. Vinaya
         3. Abhidhamma
      2. The works of all the 18 schools of Buddhism.
      3. Hetu-Vidya
      4. Sabda vidya
      5. Chikitsa Vidya
      6. Vedas for comparative studies.