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Q8. Why do you think education in early India emphasised both knowledge and moral values? How might this have benefited society?
Concept
The Quest for Knowledge
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- Education followed dharma , meaning a person's moral responsibilities and duties , the guiding principle for the individual, the family, and society.
- Dharma required everyone, including students , to fulfil their duties towards parents, teachers, and the gods , and good character was seen as the foundation of society .
- Inner values cultivated included truth, patience, regularity, humility, control of senses, purity of self, and reverence for all beings .
- This combination likely benefited society because it produced people who were not just skilled, but also trustworthy and responsible , since dharma tied knowledge directly to duty rather than treating them as separate goals.
Revision: Question 8
Knowledge
Vedas, grammar, logic, mathematics, medicine
Skills
Arts, crafts, physical training, martial arts
Character
Dharma, duty, service to the guru
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Education built capable and responsible people, which held society together
