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Question
At what age was a boy sent to gurukul? What was the relationship between the guru and his students?
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Solution
When a boy was 7 years old. He was sent to gurukul. He stayed there till he was 25 years old. The teacher (guru) treated his students like his own children and the children regarded the teacher as their spiritual father.
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