DEPARTMENT OF BUDDHIST STUDIES (MASTERS)
DEPARTMENT OF BUDDHIST STUDIES
M.A (Hons) Buddhist Studies Year-1
| Programme Name : M.A (Hons.) Buddhist Studies | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester | Name of the Course | Type of the Course | Course Number | UPC | Total Credits | Credit Distribution of the paper | ||
| Theory | Tutorial | Practical | ||||||
| List of Core Courses | ||||||||
| I | Pāli Language and Literature | Core | DSC 1: BSCC 101 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| I | Buddhist Sanskrit Language and Literature | Core | DSC 2: BSCC 102 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| I | Indian Buddhist Philosophy | Core | DSC 3:BSCC 103 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| II | History of Indian Buddhism till the Beginning of Mauryan Period | Core | DSC 4: BSCC 201 | 202127041201 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II | Socially Engaged Buddhism | Core | DSC 5: BSCC 202 | 202127041202 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II | Buddhist Ethics | Core | DSC 6: BSCC 203 | 202127041203 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| List of Discipline Specific Electives | ||||||||
| I | Chinese Language and Buddhism in China | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 1:BSEC101A | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| I | Tibetan Language and Buddhism in Tibet | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 1:BSEC101B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| I | Introduction to Pāli Literature | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 2:BSEC102A | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| I | Origin and Development of Mahāyāna Buddhism | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 2:BSEC102B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| I | Royal Patronage of Indian Buddhism | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 2:BSEC102C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| I | Origin and Development of Buddhist Sects in India and their Philosophy | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 2:BSEC102D | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| I | Devotion in Chinese Buddhism | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 2:BSEC102E | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| I | Introduction on Buddhism and Buddhist Art in Tibet | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 2:BSEC102F | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| II | Pāli Sutta Piṭaka | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 3:BSEC 201A | 202137041201 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II | Vaibhāṣika and Sautrāntika Literature | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 3:BSEC 201B | 202137041202 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II | Early Historic Cities and Settlements: A Literary & Archaeological Study | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 3:BSEC 201C | 202137041203 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II | Theravāda Buddhist Philosophy | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 3:BSEC 201D | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| II | Chinese Buddhist Literature | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 3:BSEC 201E | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| II | Tibetan Buddhist Literature-I | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 3:BSEC 201F | 202137041206 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II | Pāli Vinaya Piṭaka | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 4:BSEC 202A | 202137041207 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II | Vijñānavāda (Yogācāra) Buddhist Literature | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 4:BSEC 202B | 202137041208 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II | Advent and Spread of Southern Buddhism | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 4:BSEC 202C | 202137041209 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II | Nāgārjuna and the Mādhyamika Philosophy | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 4:BSEC 202D | 202137041210 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II | Monastic Order in China | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 4:BSEC 202E | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| II | Tibetan Prajñāpāramitā Literature | Discipline Specific Elective | DSE 4:BSEC 202F | 202137041212 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| List of Generic Electives (GE) | ||||||||
| I | Introduction to Pāli Literature | Generic Elective | GE 1:BSOE 101A | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| I | Origin and Development of Mahāyāna Buddhism | Generic Elective | GE 1:BSOE 101B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| I | Buddhist Education and Educational Centres | Generic Elective | GE 1:BSOE 101C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| II | Origin and Development of Buddhist Sects in India and their Philosophy | Generic Elective | GE 2:BSOE 201A | 202147040004 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| II | Devotion in Chinese Buddhism | Generic Elective | GE 2:BSOE 201B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| II | Introduction on Buddhism and Buddhist Art in Tibet | Generic Elective | GE 2:BSOE 201C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Skill Based Course (SBC) | ||||||||
| I | Buddhist Art and Architecture | Skill Based Course | SBC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| II | Ancient Indian Epigraphy | Skill Based Course | SBC | 202167040002 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |