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Notes (iii) The suppression of desire leads to the extinction of suffering.
(iv) The deliverance can be effected by the eight-fold path which consists of:
(ii) Eight-Fold Path
1. Right View or Belief 2. The Right Resolve
3. Right Speech 4. Right Behaviour
5. Right Occupation 6. Right Effort
7. Right Contemplation 8. Right Concentration

The Buddhists in the world first made education open to all. Students irrespective of
costs, creed, and religion got opportunity to have education which was denied by the
superior class in the society.

Self Assessment
2. Fill in the blank:
(i) The .............................. were the centres of education during the Buddhist period.
(ii) Buddhist education was based on the teaching of ......................... .
(iii) The ......................... was primarily religious and philosophical.
(iv) After the admission the student was taught Pali and Sanskrit for ten years and then study
of ........................... under taken.

1.3. Basic Principles of the Philosophy of Education as Based on the
Philosophy of Buddhism

1. Primacy of Mind in all Man’s Thought and Action: Throughout his life Mahatma Buddha
demonstrated by his conduct and the clarity of his thought that path to self-realisation, i.e.,
Nirvana—the objective of life, lay through the purity of mind.
2. Application of Reason and Logic: Buddha exhorted the people to apply the standards of reason
and logic to all philosophies, ideas, and practice,including his own.
Do not accept any teaching merely because you have heard it from someone, or because it is
sanctioned by tradition, or because you believe it to be your duty, or because it is stated in the
scriptures, or by force of arguments, or because someone tells you that this is the path, or because
of form or the beauty of form, or because you feel that the 'Sramana’ is your ‘guru’. When you
yourselves from your own experience find that certain conduct is sinful and produces suffering
and harm, then discard this conduct.

1.4. Main Features of Buddhist Education
I. Aims of Education: Following were the main aims of education:
1. Development of moral character.
2. Religious and spiritual development.
3. Promotion of social efficiency.
4. Promotion of Culture.
II. Ceremonies: Associated with Education. Among the important ceremonies, following deserve
special mention.
1. Phahajja Ceremony or Ordination or Initiation Ceremony
2. ‘Upasampada’ Ceremony

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