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RESEARCH PROJECT

Z.D. Davidson

Brahmanical and Buddhist Education practices in contrast with Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophy Education.

The following articles I deemed helpful for this project and will most likely be using them:

The following source is an absolutely awesome, exhaustive exploration into Brahmanical and Buddhist education methods. This book examines the various challenges and changes associated with these different disciplines.

Of the chapters I have read, a thorough discussion is entailed in each one.

Chapter 2: Rigvedic education

--The evolutionary development of the Rig Veda


 * fundamental tenets, concepts, and understandings


 * key terms, definitions, distinctions, comparisons


 * continued analysis of the transformation of language and linguistic structures and its translational

influence on the meaning and application of the Vedic tradition in education

--the importance of interpretation of Rig Veda in the context of education


 * continued emphasis on the activation of text through practice


 * various activities that form further understanding of the text

Chapter 13: The Background

--Exploration of Buddhism as a phase of Brahmanism


 * Buddhist scheme of life as influenced by Brahmanism

--Examples of pre-Buddhist Brahmanical orders and Non-Buddhist orders

Chapter 14: The System (according to Vinaya)

--Buddhist education as monastic education

--Initiation

--Restriction of Admission

--Democratic selection

--Duties of Pupils

--Duties of Teachers

This all I have read so far of this book.

Here is the citation for this book.

Mookerji, Radha Kumud. Ancient Indian Education. Moltilal Banaarsidass 1989.