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Upanayana (Sanskrit: उपनयन, romanized: upanayana, lit. 'initiation') is a Hindu educational sacrament, [ 2 ] one of the traditional saṃskāras or rites of passage that marked the acceptance of a student by a preceptor , such as a guru or acharya , and an individual's initiation into a school in Hinduism .
Upanayana samskara ceremony in progress. Typically, this ritual was for eight-year-olds in ancient India, but in the 1st millennium CE it became open to all ages. [66] Upanayana (IAST:Upanayana, Sanskrit: उपनयन) literally means "the act of leading to or near". [67] It is an important and widely discussed samskara in ancient Sanskrit ...
The education of a student started from Upanayana ritual. It was performed between four and nine years of age. After it, the student was sent to Gurukula for the study. In the upanayana an Acharya was assigned to the student. The Acharya took care of his students like father and impart proper education, training and guidance to them.
Shivalli Brahmin males undergo the Upanayana when they turn seven years old to initiate them into Vedic studies. [ citation needed ] It is also known as Brahmopadesham. The key ritual during the Upanayana is that of putting a sacred thread consisting of three cotton strands across the left shoulder of the boy, called Janivara.
The Upanayanam thread ceremony marking initiation as a Dvija. "Dvija" means "twice-born": the first birth is physical, while the second birth is a 'spiritual' one. [4] The second 'birth' occurs when one takes up fulfilling a role in society, at the time of Upanayana initiation ceremony.
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