Ancient Indian Education: An Inquiry into its Origin, Development, and Ideals c4.186

c4.186

With regard to libraries, he says that some colleges contained as many as ten, and others as many as forty or fifty volumes. Like students in other parts of the world these Brāhmanic pupils were not always ideal in their behaviour, and Ward mentions their extravagance, night frolics, robbing of orchards, and other misdemeanours. With regard to the motives which led to pupils undergoing this form of education, he says that learned Brāhmans were more esteemed by the Hindus than ignorant ones, and received more costly presents. Offices under Government also were open to those Brāhmans who had a knowledge of the ancient law. Moreover, those who were going to perform the priestly rites for Hindu families needed at least some knowledge of Hindu learning.