Jaina System of Education

Author(s): Debendra Chandra Das Gupta
Publisher: Bharti Mahavidyalaya

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The recognition of the influence of the climate is clearly perceptible in the organization of the semesters in the Vedic school During the time of Manu the Vedic schools were accidentally wellorganized A Parisad or an assembly of scholais exercised full powers over the general administration and instruction of the scholais Rājaśekhara in his Kāvyamīmāmsā 1efers to Boards of Examiners one at Ujjain and another at Pataliputia where learned scholars like Kālidāsa, Valaiuchi, Panını, Pingala, Chandragupta and others appeared as examinees 10 These two places according to Buddhist and Jaina autho11ties were great and flourishing centies of Biahmanical learning
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The Jaina authorities in preparing the cuniculum of the studies follow the ideals of Taksasılā University in embracing sacred with secular education In their monastic university there were three distinct departments Vodic study, Jaina scriptures, and Art. In the Brahmanic or Vedic school Acãi ya, Upadhyāya, Hotr, Udgātr, Adhvaryu, Monitois and Tutors were the teachers of various ranks engaged in teaching their respective subjects We gather from the Puranas and Jaina literatures that the head-teacher of an art school was in charge of the students who used to reside in his house for a specific period 21
LECTURE II
The Vedic and the art Schools played an important part in moulding the intellectual life of the people of India The curricula of these institutions were vitally related to the realities of life The geographi
As for the finan
cal factors govern the course of studies in the schools cial resources behind these institutions we may note that they enjoyed state-grants and for the Brahmanical schools the beggingtours enhanced the sources of income On the completion of their studies the students used to pay honorarium to teachers according to their ability The fee demanded by the teachers in the famous University of Taxila from the students of royal household and students belonging to alistocracy wele 1000 pieces of gold per head 22 The students
19 Rajasekhaia Kāvymimānsă edited by C D Dalal, MA, and Anantakrishna Shasty, p 55
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Divyāvadāna
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Brhat Kalpa Suua, vol I, p 88
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The Jātaka o Stories of the Buddha's Former Baths vol. II, ti by W HD Rouse, MA p. 194