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Introduction of brahmanic and buddhist system of education

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Buddhistic Education System and Brahminical Education System

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As a matter of fact, the entire educational system during the two periods was fundamentally identical. The differences discernible between the two systems lay in the fact that;

1. The Brahmanic system was a domestic system of education. The forest home of the Guru was the school. The pupils were residing in the home of the Guru after performing the ceremony of initiation and were treated by him like his son. The pupils were looked upon as members of the Guru’s family and had all the consequent privileges and responsibilities. They were taught in a homely atmosphere. The Buddhist system was a monastic system of education. The monasteries and viharas where Bhikshus were residing developed into educational institutions.

2. In the Brahmanic system one educational institution worked quite independently of the other. There was no common organisation for different educational institutions. Each Guru ran his institution in the way he liked, though certain features were common to all institutions. But in the Buddhist system there was a common organisation. It was a well federated system of education. Even though each institution was independent, yet it had to obey the orders of the ‘Sangh’ or the common organisation.

Answer 2

The Brahmanic system was a residential method of learning. The forest habitat of the Guru was considered as the school. The disciples were observed as extended Guru's family and had all the inferable opportunities and constraints. They were educated in a homely environment.

Buddhist Education was ample open and accessible to the characters of all forms of life. The system of Buddhist education focused on improving our significant nature. It also represents the undeniable equation which originated from Buddha's recognition that all sentient beings maintain this innate awareness and nature.