Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c12.33

c12.33

It will appear that the ages are fixed in accordance with the different capacities and aptitudes for learning in the pupils and the studies of their choice determining the periods required for their completion. The age of admission to learning is, for instance, the lowest for a Brāhmaṇa in view of his high aims, and the difficult and extended course of study and discipline required for their realization. Where a pupil's paramount aim in life is its longevity, he should pay more attention to his body than his mind and begin study later. Education similarly begins later and is shorter in length where worldly aims are sought after.