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JAIVA SYSTEM OF EDUCATION
Icarumg und in the Arts and thic Angas of the Jainas The Jaina fathers had a wonderful grasp of gcography the knowlcclgc of which tlicy utilized in founding the monastcrics
Thus thcy always like the Buddhist fatiers sclected sites for then inonastcrics und the nunneries in the suburbs of the capital ciues com mercial fons-inland or coastal and they were always careful in taking into account tlic geographucal factors of the locality-their loquion sulun the vicinity of the highways and by ways natural scene ry surcharged with sngrant brcczes of the lotous pools thc humming of becs slicct-chirmg of various spccics of birds and temperate climate desord of disturbing cloinnus-natural or arusicial
7lc Jam monastcrics were well organized under a hierarchy of officers such as Presidents Icaryas Upadhyayas Sramanas Pravajya dlaynhas Niryapakas and other officers and teachers required to conduct boch tlic systems of administration and instruction obtaining therein and they became important centres of culture and learning attracting lny scholars from all mnhs in SOCICLY
No tuition Icess store chargoul from lay scholars who ucre et en guion free room and board in case of necessity Moral discipline was strictly enforced upon all cspecully upon the novices who ucre, subject od to rules of asceticism and their courses of studies included the Angrs as well as sacred and secular texts All the Jaina monasteries taught the nouces their cleven Angns at the least and we have constant rcfcrences to the practice in sacred texts. Scicnty tuo arts are mentioned in the Pribandhalosa as thic curricula prescribed for the education o Bapp Bhajți and prince Aina by Siddhascna Suri at the Jaina monastery at Moçlerapura in the province of Guzcrat.
The Jaina fathers introduced an cthical code governing the daily programme of the monks-physical mental and moral At least three hours daily study of the Jaina scriptures was strictly enjoined upon Jaina monks and nuns the violation of which was looked upon with grave concern They enjoined begging touss upon all monks sumila. to the practice that was in vogue in the Vedic or the Brahmanıc schools with this difference that the former used to beg alms from all classes of citizens from the rich to the poor without any reservation
The Jaina monasteries had excellent libraries or Bhandaras attached to them wlicte competent and lughly educated monks spent
