Education in Ancient India c12.3

c12.3

PERIOD-WISE SURVEY: History divided into four periods—Education in the Vedic period—The Upanishad-Sūtra age (1000 B.C. to c. 200 B.C.) a creative period—Education in this period—The period of the Dharmaśāstra (c. 200 B.C.—500 A.D.) an age of reflection and specialisation—The general condition of education in it—The age of the Purāṇas and Nibandhas, (c. 500-1200 A.D.)—Its achievements and limitations.