Discuss the concept of Guru and Gurukul
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Gurukula was a type of residential schooling system in ancient India with shishya (students) living near or with the guru, in the same house.The guru-shishya tradition is a sacred one in Hinduism and appears in other religious groups in India, such as Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. The word gurukula is a combination of the sanskrit words guru (teacher or master) and kula (family or home). Before the British rule, they served as South Asia's primary educational system.
In a gurukula, the students living together are considered as equals, irrespective of their social standing. They learn from the guru and help the guru in his everyday life, including carrying out of mundane daily household chores. However, some scholars suggest that the activities are not mundane and very essential part of the education to inculcate self-discipline among students. Typically, a guru does not receive or accept any fees from the shishya studying with him as the relationship between a guru and the shishya is considered very sacred
For Indians, our mythological concept is "Mata Pita Guru Daivam". Guru is more than a god. If god and guru will come in front of us , firstly we have to wish our guru. Guru leads us the way to god.
Gurukul means school or studying place. But it is not like our modern school.
Gurukul is the 0lace where GURU is staying. He teach us there, in his gurukul for 14 years.
That was the ancient educational system.
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