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Educational System of Kashi:From Vedic Period to the Beginning of Modern Era


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1 Dept. of History, West Campus, Post Graduate Centre, Saharsa, Bihar, India
 

Varanasi, also known as Benaras or Kashi is a magnificent city on the bank of Ganga in Utter Pradesh,320 kilometres (200 mi) South-east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism and played an important role in the development of Buddhism. Some Hindus believe that death at Varanasi brings salvation. During his journey around world Mark Twain has observed about antiquity of Varanasi and writes that "Benaras is older than history ,older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together". This sacred city is reckoned amongst the most primitive cities founded by the Aryan people. It is regarded, by all the Hindus as coeval with the birth of Hinduism. In present paper we have tried to understand of the history of educational system of this cultural city Kashi.

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Kashi, Varanasi, Bhu, Varuna, Assi.
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Chandra Prakash Singh
Dept. of History, West Campus, Post Graduate Centre, Saharsa, Bihar, India

Abstract


Varanasi, also known as Benaras or Kashi is a magnificent city on the bank of Ganga in Utter Pradesh,320 kilometres (200 mi) South-east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the holiest of the seven sacred cities in Hinduism and Jainism and played an important role in the development of Buddhism. Some Hindus believe that death at Varanasi brings salvation. During his journey around world Mark Twain has observed about antiquity of Varanasi and writes that "Benaras is older than history ,older than tradition, older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together". This sacred city is reckoned amongst the most primitive cities founded by the Aryan people. It is regarded, by all the Hindus as coeval with the birth of Hinduism. In present paper we have tried to understand of the history of educational system of this cultural city Kashi.

Keywords


Kashi, Varanasi, Bhu, Varuna, Assi.

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