Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c18.8

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c18.8

The medical authorities contemplate a period of probation for testing the fitness of a pupil for the study to which he is formally admitted by Upanayana. This period is fixed by Śuśruta at six months [*Ashṭāṅga Hṛidaya*, Sūtrasthāna, ch. 2].

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Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit