Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c12.28

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c12.28

The ceremony of *Vidyārambha* followed that of *Chūḍā-karaṇa* or tonsure, and was followed by *Upanayana*. According to Kauṭilya [*Arthaśāstra*, i, 2], the *Vidyārambha* for a Prince who was duly tonsured (*vṛitta-chaulakarmā*) meant that he was to learn Writing (*Lipi*) and Numbers (*Saṁkhyā*).

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Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit