Pathasala

{{Short description|Traditional schooling system in India}} {{About||the 2010 Indian Hindi-language film|Paathshaala|the 2014 Indian Telugu-language film|Paathasala|other uses|Pathshala (disambiguation)}} [[File:Photograph of a pathasala class held at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab, 1908.jpg|thumb|Photograph of a ''pathasala'' class held at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab, 1908]] In Hinduism, a '''pathasala''' (IAST:Pāṭhaśālā; also written as '''pathashala''') is a traditional religious school where knowledge of the Vedas and Sanskrit is taught.{{sfn|Cenkner|1995|p=117–121}} Before British rule, along with ''gurukulas'', pathasalas served as primary educational institutions in India. Pathasalas were non-residential in nature, where as gurukalas were residential. In India, the term ''pathasala'' has become synonymous with the term vidyalaya which refers to ''school''.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

==See also== * {{annotated link|Gurukula}} * {{annotated link|Shakha}} * Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham * Sadvidya Pathashala * Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

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==Sources== {{refbegin}}  * {{cite book|last =Cenkner | first =William | year =1995 | title =A Tradition of Teachers: Śaṅkara and the Jagadgurus Today | publisher =Motilal Banarsidass | isbn =978-81-208-0932-1 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=LsD9oPZA2OMC}} {{refend}}

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