Education in Ancient India c18.3.3

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to 200 A. D. Samâvartana ceremony; at the end of the education course. Samgha; Buddhist order of monks. Sâmkhya philosophy is atheistic and advocates that matter and souls are the two entities. Sandhyâ; morning and evening Vedic prayer. Sankarâchârya, the great Advaitic philosopher; c. 800 A. D. Sanskâra; ritual. Sibi republic in c. 300 B. C. Sindhurâja; K. c. 1000 A. D. Smritis; metrical books on sacred law; c. 300 B. C. to 800 A. D. Snâna; see Samâvartana. Srâddha; oblations offered to a dead ancestor on the date of his death. Sugandhâ; Q. of Kashmir, c. 900 A. D. Sunga dynasty; c. 190 to 80 B.C. Susruta; a work on medicine. Tol; a Sanskrit school on traditional lines. Upâkarma; see App. I C. Upanayana ceremony for initiating a student into Vedic studies. Upanishadic period; c. 1200 to 800 B. C. Uttararâmacharit drama; c. 725 A. D. Utsarjana; see App. I, C. Vaiseshika philosophy mainly deals with atomism and logic. Vasubandhu; Mahâyâna philosopher, c. 300 A. D. Vedângas; see App. IV. Vedânta philosophy; mainly based on Upanishads and amplified by Sankara, Râmânuja and others. Vikramâditya VI, Châlukya emperor, c. 1100 A. D. Vrata; a religious vow. Yama Smriti; c. 7th century A.D. Yoga philosophy concentrates on meditation and Prânâyâma. Yuan Chwang; Chinese pilgrim in India in c. 640 A. D.