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VOL. 16 No. 2
Education Evolves! DiD you know?

In Buddhism, Prabajya ceremony
The zenith of education was reached with the emergence of Buddhism marked the initiation into education,
and Jainism. It also marks the development of massive educational while the Jain students worshipped a
institutions and universities. Jina (a Jain teacher) before leaving for
the teacher’s house.
Joseph Samuel, VIII D, Riverside Public
School, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris

jAiN jiNALAYAS

ViHARA wiSDOM Jinalayas were places of worship and meditation, and
evolved into centres of learning. Basadis, also called
Buddhist monasteries and viharas were also centres chaityalayas, played a significant role as centres of Jain
of learning, and teaching was imparted to a collective education. Mathas and ashramas that were constructed
body of students. An aggregation of monasteries, called for the Jain munis and acharyas also became the centres
Mahaviharas, began in the Gupta age. Some of the ancient of learning.
Indian monasteries developed into famous universities.
Tushar sood, Vi b, Delhi Public school, Mathura road, New Delhi;
g. Jayasree, iX a, revoor Padmanabha Chetty's Matric hr. sec. school, sowmya J, Viii b, gitanjali Devakul school, Kukatpally, hyderabad
Chennai

MARVELLOuS
MONASTERiES

The monastries which were major
centres of Buddhist learning are:
• Hemis Monastery, Ladakh
• Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh
• Phuktal Monastery, Zanskar
• Rumtek Monastery, Sikkim
bani anand, swami Vivekanand Public school,
Jagadhri

ACTiViTY: MAGiC Of MEDiuMS

Writing mediums have changed over the ages. Many writing
implements have been used. Iron styluses were used for
inscribing on palm leaves. Writing was also done with reed ACTiViTY: BuDDHA’S fiRST
pens. Circles and curves were drawn using iron compass
with folded nibs that held drops of ink. For storing ink and SERMON
pens, brass ink wells and pen cases were used. At the Deer Park in Sarnath, Buddha
There were special containers made to sprinkle sand delivered his first sermon to a group of five
as well which was done to dry the ink! monks. He taught the Four Noble Truths
Draw any three of the following- by addressing the existence of suffering,
its causes, and its end.
IroN STyluS ReeD Pen Ink Pot Research about the teachings of Budhha's

sanD sPRInkLeR First Sermon and find out the names of
the first five disciples. Further share the life
Pen case
IRon comPass
story of these disciples in your class.
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