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Education means something in Christianity, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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1) Education (of princes) was an important topic during early medieval times in ancient India, as depicted in the Kath膩s (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanas奴ri in his 8th-century Kuvalayam膩l膩 (a Prakrit Camp奴, similar to K膩vya poetry).鈥擳he Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] An important topic during early medieval times was the education of princes. We have a detailed description in the K膩dambar墨 of the education of Prince Candr膩p墨岣峚. The description presented by Uddyotanas奴ri is no less important. The prince was sent under an auspicious star to his 惫颈箩颈箩腻-驳丑补谤补. The prince spent twelve years in receiving instructions from his Teachers. The author has given a list of 72 Kal膩s (办补濒腻-办补濒腻惫别).

2) Education in ancient India included the study of various religions and philosophies and attracted students from near and distant countries, according to the Kuvalayam膩l膩.鈥擯age 150.17 f. & 151.1-5: There is described an educational institution which included students from L膩峁璦, Kar峁嚹佱弓aka, M膩lava, Ka峁囜箛ujja, God膩var墨 (Nasik), Mah膩r膩峁ａ弓ra, Saur膩峁ａ弓ra, 艢r墨ka峁囜弓ha (Thanesvar) and Sindha. The courses of study comprised Vy膩kara峁嘺, Buddhism, S膩峁僰hya, Ny膩ya, Anek膩nta or Jaina and Lok膩yata or C膩rv膩ka philosophies. At another place (151.6-11) the prince came across persons who cultivated the seventy-two arts and sixty-four sciences, [...].

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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