Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c13.48

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c13.48

² Yugāntare Brahmavādinyaḥ striyaḥ santi tadvishaye idam | Purā yugeshu nārīṇāṁ mauñjībandhanamishyate | Adhyāpanaṁcha Vedānāṁ Sāvitrī vachanaṁ tathā || iti smaraṇāt | This shows that the women were admitted to the discipline of *brahmacharya* as indicated by the binding of the muñja girdle and to the studies of the Vedas and repetition of the Sāvitrī mantra, so that they would afterwards be qualified teachers.

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