<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The neutrality of this section is disputed . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met . (August 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The neutrality of this section is disputed . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met . (August 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Early education in India commenced under the supervision of a guru / prabhu . Initially, education was open to all and seen as one of the methods to achieve Moksha in those days, or enlightenment . As time progressed, due to superiority complexes, the education was imparted on the basis of caste and the related duties that one had to perform as a member of a specific caste . The Brahmans learned about scriptures and religion while the Kshatriya were educated in the various aspects of warfare . The Vaishya caste learned commerce and other specific vocational courses while education was largely denied to the Shudras, the lowest caste . The earliest venues of education in India were often secluded from the main population . Students were expected to follow strict monastic guidelines prescribed by the guru and stay away from cities in ashrams . However, as population increased under the Gupta empire centres of urban learning became increasingly common and Cities such as Varanasi and the Buddhist centre at Nalanda became increasingly visible . </P> <P> Education in India is a piece of education traditional form was closely related to religion . Among the Heterodox schools of belief were the Jain and Buddhist schools . Heterodox Buddhist education was more inclusive and aside of the monastic orders the Buddhist education centres were urban institutes of learning such as Taxila and Nalanda where grammar, medicine, philosophy, logic, metaphysics, arts and crafts etc. were also taught . Early secular Buddhist institutions of higher learning like Taxila and Nalanda continued to function well into the common era and were attended by students from China and Central Asia . </P>

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