Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c9.58

c9.58

'**Saṁghas.**' The highest stage of education is represented in what are called the *Brāhmaṇa-Saṁghas*, the Assemblies or Academies where the more successful students flocked together, as we have seen, for the advancement of knowledge by discussing their respective contributions to it. Thus the conference method for the promotion and diffusion of learning, the method of discussion in seminars and academies, was first evolved in India, as evidenced by the Rigveda.