Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals c4.136

c4.136

‘In the fifteenth chapter there is a description of the method followed in the schools of ancient India. The teacher, we are told, must himself have passed through the recognized curriculum and have fulfilled all the duties of a Brāhmanical student (*brahmachārī*) before he is allowed to become a teacher, and he must teach only such students as submit to all the rules of studentship. He shall settle down in a proper place. If he has only one pupil or two, they should sit on his right side; if more, they must sit as there is room for