In Hinduism, a pathasala (IAST:Pāṭhaśālā) (also written as pathashala) is a traditional religious school where knowledge of the Vedas is transmitted to male Brahmin students.
[1] In a pathasala, children are taught in Sanskrit by Brahmins.
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.
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