BUDDHIST EDUCATION

The teacher was known as Uppaajjahava, higher authority entrusted with duty of teaching the young Bhikshu sacred texts and doctrines a and the acharya. The Buddhist monks studied mainly relious works, and chief subjects of their study werte suttanta, vinaya and dhamma. In the early Buddhist curriculam atharva veda was was not included. Hiuen tsang mentions five types of sciences: Sabda vbidya: Grammer, the sciences of sounds; Silpasthan vidya:  the science of arts and crafts; Chikitsa vidya: the science of medicine Hetu-vidya: nyaya,logic and science reasining Adhyatma vidya: the science of the internal, the metaphysical and argumentative treties of abhdhamma. TAXILA:  jatka mentions about taxila, a metropolis in the Gandhar province in ancient times, initially a brahmanical seat of learning, where by the visit of Fa-hien, it had become an important Buddhist learning place it was mainly a centre of higher education, usually the students completing their 16 years and having complied their school education use to go out for taxila. Day scholars were also admitted. There were also available state scholarships for supporting students for the study at distant placelike Taxila. Chandala were not permitted to study. The chief subjects of study at taxila were vedatrayi, Vedanta, vyakarna ayurvedas, 18 sippas (silpas), military education, astronomy and law. Jataka revels that the teachers of taxila were famous for the military education. Jataka also mentions benaras as a great centre of learning which was established mostly by the students trained at taxila. It famous for medicine as jivaka studied here. NALADA: 11 kms form north of rajgir, founded by kumaragupta in 5th century and destroyed by bukhtiyar khiliji between 1197 and 1203, began to develop in importance with the rise of the Mahayana sect of Buddhism in the mahyana sect of Buddhism in the early centuries of the Christian era. The accounts of hiuen Tsang, Fa-hien, Itsing are important. Well known kings kumaraguta, Buddha-gupta, narasimhgupta bhaladitya, skandagupta, purugupta sro harsa built monasteries. It covered a wide range of subjects both Brahmaanical and Buddhist, sacred and  secular, philosophical and practical and sciences and arts. However , great emphasis was given to Mahayana sect along with the 18 sects, Vedas, hetuvidya, sabdavidya and samakya. According to Tibetan sources th library situated in the special area known as buildings, called ratnasagar, and ratnaranjaka. This residential complex, which a research institute for advanced students provided highest degree. The highest title of different degrees of status was KULPATI and text title were muninam dasasahram, pandit and vidyabhushan.