Abhidhamma pitak
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Discreption of main teaching of Lord Buddha.
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Acharya
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The guru or teacher.
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Alma mater
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The school, college or university where you studied.
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Ashtangmarg
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The eightfold path given by Buddha for eradication of ignorance. This path leads
to good pure, pious and noble life. The eight steps of astangmarg are:
(a) Right knowledge.
(b) Right will.
(c) Right speech.
(d) Right actions.
(e) Right vocations.
(f) Right exercise.
(g) Right memory.
(i) Right concentration.
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Atharvaveda
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Atharvaveda is a book of magic spells used against diseases, animals, wizards and
some spells for bringing prosperity and good luck.
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Bismillah Khani
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This was special method of education to Maktabas (primary schools). In case of male
child it is called Bismillah khani (means to begin education with Gods blessing)
and in case of female it is called 'Zarijshani' . Zarijshani means sprinkling of
hold.
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Celibacy (Brahmacharya)
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The students have to observe celibacy till the age of 26. They had to control sexual
impulses.
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Curriculum
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curriculum is frame work or boundary of the teacher.
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DIET
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District institutes of education and training established for organizing pre-service
and in-service course for elementary school teachers and
for
personnel working in non-formal and adult education.
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Distance Education
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It is a method of indirect instruction and a system of non formal education. It
is imparted through correspondence, contact programmes, electronic media like radio,
TV and students are not under the continuous or immediate supervision of tutors.
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E.C.C.E
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Early childhood care and education.
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Elementary education
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It means primary education. It is compulsory education of children between the age
of 6-14 years.
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Formal education
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Formal education has formal ends, formal means. There are qualified teachers who
impart education. Both educator and educand are conscious of the process. Examinations
are held and certificates or degrees are awarded. It starts and ends at a particular
stage.
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Harijans
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The name given by M.K.Gandhi for lower and schedule cast peoples. "Hari"
means "God" and "jan" means "human being" and it states
all humans are equal, all are created by God .
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Indigenous schools
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Schools run by Indians themselves to impart Indian religious education and medium
of instruction was a vernacular language.
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Informal education
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This type of education has no formal ends and no formal means, no specific teachers,
neither educator nor educand is conscious of the process. There is no organizing
body behind it and it continues throughout life.
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Instinct
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The knowledge and ability which allows animals and people naturally to act in a
particular ways without having to think or be taught.
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Intellect
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The ability to think intelligently and understand and ability to do things to high
level.
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Kothari Commission
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Indian education commission 1964-66 was given by Dr. D.S.Kothari and this commission
is known as productivity commission.
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Logic
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Particular way of thinking which is reasonable and judgment.
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Lord Buddha
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Founder of Buddhism and he not wrote any book himself and his followers made
collection of his preachings 100 years after his death and the collection is known
as Tripitakas.
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Madrasa
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After the completion of primary education a child was to join higher class and for
that madrasas were built. In these madrasas were imparting educations from 5th to
10th.
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Makhtabas
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The institutions were primary or elementary education was given. It is derived from
arabic word 'kutub' means a place were writing is taught and attached to mosques.
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Mass Literacy Programme (MLP)
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It is the eradication of illiteracy particularly in the age group 15-35 years.
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Medieval period
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The middle mast period between ancient and mordern era.
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Meditation
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The act of giving attention to only one thing, either as a religious activity or
as a way of becoming calm and relaxed.
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NCERT
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National Council for Educational Research and Training.
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Nirvana
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It means salvation from instincts and deaths.
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Non formal
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It is education intentionally given outside the formal system and there is some
organizing body behind it. Means of non formal education are correspondence courses,
radio, television, seminars, discussion, workshops, etc.
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NPE
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National policy on education or new education policy 1986. This policy on
education was first given by the Prime Minister of India Mr. Rajiv Gandhi in his
broadcast to the nation on January 1985.
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Operation Black Board
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The provision will be made of essential facilities in primary schools which
include: Atleast two reasonably large rooms that can be used in all weathers
and necessary toys, maps, charts and other learning material black board and atleast
two teachers one of whom is a woman.
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Pababja ritual
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It was the sacred ceremony like upanayan of the vedic period after which child was
intiated into the field of education.
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Rigveda
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Rigveda is oldest strata of Indian civilization, nothing is as oldest as Rigveda.
It has 1017 hymns. In words of Max Muller "There is nothing more primitive,
more ancient than the hymns of Rigveda.
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Sakta Pitak
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It includes religious sermons and examples.
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salvation (mokhash) (mukti)
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Means freedom from birth and death.
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Samarveda
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It is the veda of chants (religious songs) which is the collection of verses with
musical notations.
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Sangh
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Sangh means sang, sang means saath, living together in monasteries.
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Spirituality
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Understanding of the religion, not material part of life.
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SSA
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The scheme for saran shikshah abhiyan was evolved from recommendations of state
education ministers, conference held in oct - 1998.
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Stagnation
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When a child fails in a certain class of primary stage and required to study in
the same or that very particular class stagnation or it is the detention of a child
in the lower class for period of more than one year.
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UEE
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Universalization of elementary education means education for all not for a selected
few and making education available to all children in age group 6-14 or class Ist
- VIII.
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University of Retention
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It means that after joining the school a child should remain there till he completes
his primary school course.
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Upadhyas
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The higher authority in Buddhist education and should be capable of resolving doubts
of students.
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Upsanpada ritual
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After attaining age of 25 yrs and education of 12 yrs the students recieve instructions
at the age of twenty yrs and till this stage they were just medicants lived in sanghs.
After this ritual the monks were called 'Bhikshu' and female monks 'Bhikshuni'.
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Vedic
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Derived from verbal root 'vid' means to know. Thus derivative meaning of Vedas is
knowledge of the ways and means of achieving spiritual progress in life. Vedas are
four in number.
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Vinay Pitak
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It consists of rules of behavior.
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Wastage
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It refers to pre-mature withdrawal of children from school at any stage before the
completion of primary course.
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Wood's Dispatch
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Given by Charles Wood, popularly known as Wood's dispatch is the corner stone of
Indian education and magnacharts of Indian education.
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Yagurveda
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It consists of Mantras, formulas, hymns of verse, prayers. It provides information
about religions and secular aspects of life of the people of ancient India.
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