Ancient Indian Education: Brahmanical and Buddhist, Radhakumud Mookerji's 1947 study, now published by Motilal Banarsidass, is the most cited English language survey of the gurukula system and Vedic student life, drawing on classical Sanskrit and Pali sources across both Brahmanical and Buddhist educational traditions. Mookerji was an established Indian historian and the book's authority rests on that broad primary source synthesis, still treated as a standard reference in the field. Its limit is its age: later scholarship has added regional and archaeological detail a 1947 survey could not draw on. Cite it for the general educational framework it documents; a claim about a specific regional practice needs a more recent, focused source.
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Radhakumud Mookerji's Ancient Indian Education: Brahmanical and Buddhist, now published by Motilal Banarsidass, the top tier reflecting the most cited English language survey of the gurukula system by an established Indian historian, drawing on classical Sanskrit and Pali sources across both Brahmanical and Buddhist traditions. Its limit is its age; cite it for the general educational framework it documents, and a claim about a specific regional practice needs a more recent, focused source. NotesStandard reference on the gurukula system and Vedic student life, still the most cited English language survey of the subject.
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AuthorRadhakumud Mookerji
PublisherMotilal Banarsidass
Publication Year1947
Source Typebook
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Religious Organization & Structure, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Articles, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
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10Religious Organization & Structure
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1Religious Organization & Structure
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