Jaina System of Education

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

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ing-ground of hoiscs was constiuicial in the suburb of Vasantapma. a city located at a clistance of a month's jouncy som Ksitiprauishihānapwa and the new day after finishung the mind. ing duues he went to the training ground of horses all the proper time. He iode many houses from Ball. Turkey, and Vamana. Cli, and sat in the garden of Sahasiamaravana, situacil on the short of the liainingground, soi the purpose of icmoring its (10 of udmg) fulguc "'45
Vlılılary uaming was supplemented by physical naming in its various aspects and for this CHICHISIC rangement was maile 'Ilie aules systematicalls umcru en plusal cicios regularly cach day for the picscriation and disclopment of then ou calih Their physical cxcrcises dad 101 stop with the commencement ciciciscs of their institutions of Icaining and it 1125 prolonged slumg ihe rest of thcu lucs Hence like géncial cluton then prysical clucation was also a conunuous or life-long process Ilus according to Hindu or Jama weals physical wcll-being of human beings began in the picnalul stage and lasıcıl till the cry end of human liso Consequently It is co-Chiusic with life We have cudiences of the physical ciciciscs of the rules and ulic public in uic gymnasiums the iulcis undciwent then physical Scicises in then priville' gymnasium and the public in public gymnasiums of the (11) 11.ngements ucic also made for the constant supply of ficsh-watci foi sanitary and hygienic icasons Sometimes cxcicisc-grounds rcic constructed on all sides of the swimming-pools as in Taxıla The vulcis very carly in the mounmg first under went physical cicicises with vauious instruments such as Icaping, limb-twisting westling, luning, stictching aims with weights, practising the discuss and the javclin-thiowing Physical exercises were followed by oilment with oils scientifically picpaicd and diluted with drugs and peifumes Expeits in the science of ointment and ubbing, who were skilful, dextcious, accomplished, clever, wise, thoi oughly conversant with the modes of iubbing, turning, used to lub the ruler with tender, delicate palms pleasant to the bone, flesh, skin. and hair with a view to comforting, inspning, gladdening, stiengthening, and rejoicing all the organs and links 46 Gymnasium existed at
45 Haribhadia Sūli, Samarāicca-Kahā, (F1st Two Chapteis) ti by M C. Modi, p. 19,
46. Jaina Sutia, part. ii, p. 420.