Education in Ancient India c2: Contents

Education in Ancient India c2

Language: English

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| | PAGE |
| Preface . . . . . iii | |
| Abbreviations and Transliteration ... ... vii | |
| Chap. I. The Conception and Ideals of Education ... ... 1 | |
| Chap. II. Some Educational Principles and Postulates ... ... 22 | |
| Chap. III. The Teacher and the Student ... 48 | |
| Chap. IV. Educational Organisation and Finance ... ... 70 | |
| Chap. V. Some Educational Centres and Institutions ... ... 103 | |
| Chap. VI. Higher Literary Education; Curriculum, Method of Teaching and Examinations ... ... 143 | |
| Chap. VII. Primary Education ... ... 170 | |
| Chap. VIII. Professional & Useful Education ... 184 | |
| Chap. IX. Female Education ... ... 204 | |
| Chap. X. A General Resume ... ... 225 | |
| Section A, Buddhism and Ancient Indian Education ... 225 | |
| Section B, Period-wise Survey ... 233 | |
| Chap. XI. Achievements and Failures ... 241 | |

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APPENDICES

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| | | | PAGE. |
| Appendix I. | Educational rituals | ... | 265 |
| IA | Vidyārambha | ... | 265 |
| IB | Upanayana ... | ... | 268 |
| " | IC | College Session Rituals | ... | 282 |
| " | ID | Convocation Ritual | ... | 287 |
| " | IE | Ayurvedic Upanayana | ... | 289 |
| " | IF | Dhanurvedic Upanayana | ... | 291 |
| " | IG | Dhanurvedic Convocation | ... | 292 |
| Appendix II. | Significance of the Sacred Thread | 294 |
| Appendix III. | Convocation Addresses | ... | 300 |
| Appendix IV. | Four Vedas, Six Aṅgas, etc. | ... | 305 |
| Appendix V. | Technical Terms and Dates. | ... | 30 |
| Select Bibliography ... | ... | ... | 311 |
| Index ... | ... | ... | ... | 314 |