Education in ancient Tamil country (original) (raw)
Education was considered important in Ancient Tamil as they considered the mind of the uneducated to be an "abode of darkness". The period of acquiring knowledge was during youth. The rulers and aristocrats of ancient Tamilakam were always conscious of their duties to their country. They considered development of education as an important duty. So the kings and chieftains took all measures for the education of people. Naladiyar one of the Tamil books of Law lauds that "men gathered books in abundance and filled their house with them." They studied science, mathematics, engineering, astronomy, logic and ethics.
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| dbo:abstract | Education was considered important in Ancient Tamil as they considered the mind of the uneducated to be an "abode of darkness". The period of acquiring knowledge was during youth. The rulers and aristocrats of ancient Tamilakam were always conscious of their duties to their country. They considered development of education as an important duty. So the kings and chieftains took all measures for the education of people. Naladiyar one of the Tamil books of Law lauds that "men gathered books in abundance and filled their house with them." They studied science, mathematics, engineering, astronomy, logic and ethics. Education was widespread and there was high standard of literacy. Libraries attached to Jain Pallis and Buddha Viharas promoted education among the people. The Sangam literature makes clear that people irrespective of sectarian or sex considerations were entitled to get the benefits of full education, making the Tamil people one of the earliest civilisations to acquire high female literacy. (en) La educación era considerada importante en el Antiguo Tamizhagam ya que considera la mente de los ignorantes para ser una "morada de las tinieblas". El período de adquisición de conocimientos fue durante la juventud. Los gobernantes y aristócratas de la antigua Tamilakam fueron siempre conscientes de sus deberes para con su país. Consideraron el desarrollo de la educación como un deber importante. Por ello, los reyes y jefes tomaron todas las medidas para la educación de las personas. Naladiyar uno de los Tamil laude que "los hombres recogían libros en abundancia y llenaban su casa con ellos." Estudiaron ciencia, matemáticas, ingeniería, astronomía, lógica y ética. La educación fue generalizada, y allí fue alto nivel de alfabetización. Las bibliotecas adheridas a Jain Pallis y Buda Viharas promovió la educación entre las personas. La literatura de Sangam hace claro que la gente, independientemente de sectarios o sexo consideraciones tenían derecho a obtener los beneficios de la educación, haciendo que el pueblo Tamil una de las primeras civilizaciones para adquirir alta de alfabetización de las mujeres. (es) |
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| rdfs:comment | Education was considered important in Ancient Tamil as they considered the mind of the uneducated to be an "abode of darkness". The period of acquiring knowledge was during youth. The rulers and aristocrats of ancient Tamilakam were always conscious of their duties to their country. They considered development of education as an important duty. So the kings and chieftains took all measures for the education of people. Naladiyar one of the Tamil books of Law lauds that "men gathered books in abundance and filled their house with them." They studied science, mathematics, engineering, astronomy, logic and ethics. (en) La educación era considerada importante en el Antiguo Tamizhagam ya que considera la mente de los ignorantes para ser una "morada de las tinieblas". El período de adquisición de conocimientos fue durante la juventud. (es) |
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