Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c18.6
Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c18.6
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c18.6
A Brāhmaṇa could perform the Upanayana ceremony for a Brāhmaṇa, Kshatriya, and Vaiśya student; a Kshatriya for a Kshatriya and Vaiśya student; and a Vaiśya for a Vaiśya student. But, according to some authorities, a Śūdra also may be initiated and admitted to a study of Āyurveda, if he was qualified by purity of his lineage and possession of virtues. Thus the study of Āyurveda was open to all the castes.