Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c17.61

c17.61

**Education of the Kshatriya with reference to his occupations.** We shall now discuss the Epic evidence regarding the education of the Kshatriya. Both law and legend are at one in making studentship the first stage in the life of every member of the three twice-born classes. But, as has been already stated, the course of studies may be naturally assumed not to have been uniform for all the classes, but determined by the ultimate ends and careers prescribed for each class. This *a priori* assumption seems to be borne out by the evidence of the Epics as a whole, though there are some passages in that evidence liable to give a contrary impression.