Handbook of Oriental Studies, Band 16

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BRILL, 2002 - 355 Seiten
 

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The Close of Study
290
Various Languages
302
Education and the Indian Character
313
Abbreviations
322
Bibliography
324
Texts
331
Authors
334
Historical and Fictional Persons
337

From Monasteries to Universities
131
From Temple Schools to Universities
166
Admission and the Right to Teach and to Study
194
The Study
212
Memorizing the Veda
240
Professional Training
252
The Teachers
277
Places
339
Schools
341
Indian terms
342
Topics
348
Illustrations 357
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Seite 189 - Hindu sciences have retired far away from those parts of the country conquered by us, and have fled to places which our hand cannot yet reach, to Kashmir, Benares, and other places.
Seite 163 - India; learning and discussing they found the day too short ; day and night they admonished each other, juniors and seniors mutually helping to perfection.
Seite 22 - In an oral culture, to think through something in non-formulaic, nonpatterned, non-mnemonic terms, even if it were possible, would be a waste of time, for such thought, once worked through, could never be recovered with any effectiveness, as it could be with the aid of writing.
Seite 155 - China, and there eminent and accomplished men assemble in crowds, discuss possible and impossible doctrines, and after having been assured of the excellence of their opinions by wise men, become far-famed for their wisdom.
Seite 24 - The Vedas have been handed down from mouth to mouth, not transcribed on paper or leaves. In every generation there exist some intelligent Brahmans who can recite the 100,000 verses. In India there are two traditional ways by which one can attain to great intellectual power.
Seite 28 - The said subject . . . having been given over night, they worked it apart each by himself upon his own bed, the whole next day in the dark, till at a certain hour in the night, lights being brought in, they committed it to writing...
Seite 28 - Schooling had before, if any at all, or otherwise, the Professors (one or more as there was occasion) gave a Subject suitable to the Capacity of each Class, determining the number of Rhimes, and clearing what was to be chiefly observed therein as to Syllables, Quartans, Concord, Correspondence, Termination and Union, each of which were restrain'd by peculiar rules.

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