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What was the Brahmanism education in ancient India?
Schools in ancient India appeared during the Peacock Dynasty from the 8th century BC to the 4th century BC. Among the schools of Brahmins, the most distinctive one is "Ancient Confucianism". Ancient Confucianism is the title of ancient India for intellectuals who have studied Brahmanism classics and are enthusiastic about education. "Ancient Confucianism" is the owner of the Brahmanism caste, and the Confucian Classics School they set up at home is called "Ancient Confucianism School". Children usually enter school at the age of 7 -8, and some enter school at the age of 5. After being accepted as a student by ancient Confucianism, he transferred to ancient Confucianism and studied for 12 years. 12 years, teachers and students eat, live and drink together. Students should abide by strict rules, such as taking a bath regularly, praying devoutly, dressing simply, cutting their hair and being single, sleeping on the floor, begging everywhere, etc., so as to adapt to the hard life. The moral behavior of teachers in ancient Confucian schools must also meet the requirements of scripture; They must be proficient in what they teach and be good at guiding students to obey the rules. Teachers should be knowledgeable, articulate, loyal and kind, set an example, have firm beliefs, and be willing to beg and enlighten students with knowledge. In the educational laws and regulations that appeared in the 2nd century A.D., there were detailed regulations for both teachers and students. The teaching content of ancient Confucian school includes phonetics, rhythm, grammar, etymology, astronomy and sacrifice, which is the basic training content for learning Vedic classics. At first, the ancient Confucian school could admit three surnames, namely Brahman, Khrushchev and Veda. Later, with the intensification of caste division, the right to Veda was abolished for the children of Veda. According to the needs of social division of labor, Khrushchev only learned a little knowledge of Confucian classics, grammar and logic, and spent more time studying archery and politics. Studying and studying the Vedas has become the privilege of the Brahmin caste.

In some large Brahmin monasteries, there are also exquisite houses where learned monks give lectures. Some of them are good at science and philosophy, others are good at grammar and etymology, and they have attracted many disciples to study from afar when giving lectures on Taoism. The number of Brahmin castes is very small, and personal practice is emphasized, so the number of temples is small and the educational influence is limited. In ancient India, many emperors also had schools in their courts to train and educate princes and grandchildren. Such schools pay more attention to political and economic knowledge.