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Pali Semester I & II AC 19‐3‐2012 Item No. 4.65 University of Mumbai Revised Syllabus for the M.A. Program: M.A. Course: Pali Semester I & II (As Per Credit Based Semester and Grading System with effect from the academic year 2012–2013) MA-I PALI CORE PAPER ELECTIVE‐I ELECTIVE‐II SEMESTER‐I PAPER‐III PAPER‐IV PAPER‐I A: VINAYA PITAKA A: POETRY ELEMENTARY GRAMMAR MAHAVAGGA THERIGATHA PAPER‐II B: VINAYA PITAKA ABHIDHAMMA CULAVAGGA B: POETRY DHAMMAPADA LITERATURE SEMESTER‐II PAPER‐IV PAPER‐I PAPER‐III A: SUTTA PITAKA ADVANCE GRAMMAR A: ATTHAKATHA LITERATURE ANGUTTARA NIKAYA JATAKA MAJJHIMA NIKAYA ATTHAKATHA B: SUTTA PITAKA PAPER‐II B: ATTHAKATHA LITERATURE PETAVATTHU VAMSA LITERATURE DHAMMAPADA VIMANAVATTHU MAHAVAMSA ATTHAKATHA MA-II PALI CORE PAPER ELECTIVE‐I ELECTIVE‐II SEMESTER‐I PAPER‐VIII PAPER‐V PAPER‐VII A:PROSE NON‐CANONICAL PROSE A: VINAYA PITAKA DIGHA NIKAYA MILINDA PANHA BHIKKHUNI VIBHANGA SAMYUTTA NIKAYA PAPER‐VI ABHIDHAMMA PITAKA B: VINAYA PITAKA PUGGALAPANNATI PACITTIYA B: PROSE ATTHASALINI NIDANAKATHA SEMESTER‐II PAPER‐V PAPER‐VII PAPER‐VIII NON‐CANONICAL POETRY A: CULTURAL HISTORY A: EXEGETICAL LITERATURE TELAKATAHAGATHA PATISAMBHIDAMAGGA PAPER‐VI ABHIDHAMMA PHILOSOPHY B:BUDDHIST B: EXEGETICAL LITERATURE VISUDDHIMAGGA HISTORY SASANAVAMSA CULANIDDESO CREDIT BASED SYLLABUS FOR MA PALI EVERY SEMESTER FOUR PAPERS [2 CORE PAPERS+2 ELECTIVES] OF 100 MARKS EACH. [60+40] OF WHICH CORE PAPERS ARE COMPULSORY. THE STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO CHOOSE FROM THE 2 ELECTIVES‐I AND II ANY TWO PAPERS. SEMESTER END ASSESSMENT 60 MARKS EXAMINATION PAPER +40 INTERNAL ASSESMENT. INTERNAL ASSESSMENT 1 ASSIGNMENT=10 MARKS [BASED ON THE SYLLABUS] 1 CLASS TESTS=10 MARKS CLASS INTERACTION=10 MARKS OVERALL ASSESSMENT [ATTENDANCE+CONDUCT] =10 MARKS M.A. PALI COURSE OF TWO YEARS= 80 CREDITS MA‐I PALI = 40 CREDITS [DIVIDED INTO 2 SEMESTERS OF 20 CREDIT EACH] SEMESTER‐I =20 CREDITS PAPER‐I =05 CREDITS [3 CREDITS EXAMINATION+ 2 CREDITS INTERNAL ASSIGNMENTS] PAPER‐II =05 CREDITS PAPER‐III =05 CREDITS PAPER‐IV =05 CREDITS SEMESTER‐II =20 CREDITS PAPER‐I =05 CREDITS [3 CREDITS EXAMINATION+ 2 CREDITS INTERNAL ASSIGNMENTS] PAPER‐II =05 CREDITS PAPER‐III =05 CREDITS PAPER‐IV =05 CREDITS MA‐II PALI = 40 CREDITS [DIVIDED INTO 2 SEMESTERS OF 20 CREDIT EACH] SEMESTER‐I =20 CREDITS PAPER‐V =05 CREDITS [3 CREDITS EXAMINATION+ 2 CREDITS INTERNAL ASSIGNMENTS] PAPER‐VI =05 CREDITS PAPER‐VII =05 CREDITS PAPER‐VIII =05 CREDITS SEMESTER‐II =20 CREDITS PAPER‐V =05 CREDITS [3 CREDITS EXAMINATION+ 2 CREDITS INTERNAL ASSIGNMENTS] PAPER‐VI =05 CREDITS PAPER‐VII =05 CREDITS PAPER‐VIII =05 CREDITS DETAIL SYLLABUS MA‐I PALI SEMESTER‐I PAPER‐I: ELEMENTARY GRAMMAR UNIT‐I DECLENSION OF NOUNS/PRONOUNS 15 MARKS UNIT‐II CONJUGATION OF VERBS/MOODS 15 MARKS UNIT‐III GERUND, PARTICIPLES, INFINITIVES 15 MARKS UNIT‐IV RECOGNITION OF WORDS, NUMBERS 15 MARKS PAPER‐II: ABHIDHAMMA LITERATURE ABHIDHAMMATHASANGAHO VRI EDITION UNIT‐I CITTA, CETASIKA 30 MARKS UNIT‐II RUPA, NIBBANA 30 MARKS PAPER‐III A VINAYA PITAKA MAHAVAGGA [VRI EDITION] UNIT‐I MAHAKHANDAKO‐ CHAPTER‐1 TO 7 30 MARKS UNIT‐II MAHAKHANDAKO‐ CHAPTER‐ 8 TO 15 30 MARKS PAPER‐III B VINAYA PITAKA CULAVAGGA [VRI EDITION] UNIT‐I VATTAKHANDAKA CHAPTER 1 TO 7 30 MARKS UNIT‐II VATTAKHANDAKA CHAPTER 7 TO 14 30 MARKS PAPER‐IV A POETRY THERIGATHA [VRI EDITION] UNIT‐I PANCA NIPATA 30 MARKS UNIT‐II CHAKKA NIPATA 30 MARKS PAPER‐IV B POETRY DHAMMAPADA [VRI EDITION] UNIT‐I NAGA VAGGA, TANHA VAGGA, 30 MARKS UNIT‐II BHIKKHU VAGGA AND BRAHMAN VAGGA 30 MARKS SEMESTER‐II PAPER‐I: ADVANCE GRAMMAR UNIT‐I ADJECTIVES/ INDECLINABLES, 15 MARKS UNIT‐II SANDHI, SAMASA 15 MARKS UNIT‐III TRANSLATIONS, COMPREHENSION 15 MARKS UNIT‐IV ESSAY 15MARKS PAPER‐II: VAMSA LITERATURE MAHAVAMSA [MUMBAI UNIVERSITY EDITION] UNIT‐I CHAPTERS 11 TO 15 30 MARKS UNIT‐II CHAPTERS 16 TO 20 30 MARKS PAPER‐III A ATTHAKATHA LITERATURE JATAKA ATTHAKATHA [VRI EDITION] UNIT‐I KURUNGA VAGGA 30 MARKS UNIT‐II KULAVAKA VAGGA 30 MARKS PAPER‐III B ATTHAKATHA LITERATURE DHAMMAPADA ATTHAKATHA [VRI EDITION] UNIT‐I CITTAVAGGA 30 MARKS UNIT‐II ARAHANTAVAGGA 30 MARKS PAPER‐IV A SUTTA PITAKA UNIT‐I ANGUTTARA NIKAYA: CATUKKA NIPATA‐BHAYAVAGGA & PANCAKA NIPATA‐SUMANA VAGGA 30 MARKS UNIT‐II MAJJHIMA NIKAYA: CULAHATTHIPADOPAMASUTTA, MAHAHATTHIPADOPAMASUTTA 30 MARKS PAPER‐IV B SUTTA PITAKA [VRI EDITION] UNIT‐I PETAVATTHU‐ URAGAVAGGO AND UBBARIGA VAGGO 30 MARKS UNIT‐II VIMANA VATTHU‐ ITTHIVIMANA‐ PITHAVAGGO, CITTALATAVAGGO 30 MARKS MA‐II PALI SEMESTER‐I PAPER‐V: NON‐CANONICAL PROSE MILINDA PANHA [MUMBAI UNIVERSITY EDITION] UNIT‐I BAHIRAKATHA 30 MARKS UNIT‐II LAKKHANA PANHA 30 MARKS PAPER‐VI: ABHIDHAMMA PITAKA PUGGALAPANNATI [COMPLETE BOOK] VRI EDITION UNIT‐I CHAPTERS 1, 2, 8, 9 10 30 MARKS UNIT‐II CHAPTERS 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 30 MARKS PAPER‐VII: A VINAYA PITAKA BHIKKHUNI VIBHANGA [VRI EDITION] UNIT‐I PARAJIKA KANDA WITH ATTHAKATHA 30 MARKS UNIT‐II SANGHADISESA KANDA 30 MARKS PAPER‐VII: B VINAYA PITAKA PACITTIYA KANDA [VRI EDITION] UNIT‐I MUSAVADA VAGGO CHAPTERS 1 TO 5 30 MARKS UNIT‐II MUSAVADA VAGGO CHAPTERS 6 TO 10 30 MARKS PAPER‐VIII: A PROSE UNIT‐I DIGHA NIKAYA: SAMANNAPHALA SUTTA 30 MARKS UNIT‐II SAMYUTTA NIKAYA: BRAHMANA & VANGISA SAMYUTTA 30 MARKS PAPER‐VIII: B PROSE ATTHASALINI [VRI EDITION] UNIT‐I NIDANAKATHA 30 MARKS UNIT‐II PATHAMA BUDDHAVACANA 30 MARKS SEMESTER II PAPER‐V: NON‐CANONICAL POETRY TELAKATAHAGATHA [COMPLETE BOOK] SAMYAK PRAKASHAN UNIT‐I GATHA 1 TO 50 30 MARKS UNIT‐II GATHA 51 TO 100 30 MARKS PAPER‐VI: ABHIDHAMMA PHILOSOPHY VISUDDHIMAGGA [VRI EDITION] UNIT‐I CHAPTERS 3 30 MARKS UNIT‐II CHAPTER 9 30 MARKS PAPER VII: A CULTURAL HISTORY UNIT‐I BRAHMI INSCRIPTIONS 15 MARKS UNIT‐II PATRONAGES OF BUDDHISM 15 MARKS UNIT‐III EARLY BUDDHIST ART AND ARCHITECTURE 15 MAKRS UNIT‐IV SPREAD OF BUDDHISM 15 MARKS PAPER‐VII B BUDDHIST HISTORY SASANAVAMSA [NALANDA EDITION] UNIT‐I 6 PARICHHEDA CHAPTERS 1 TO 7 30 MARKS UNIT‐I 6 PARICHHEDA CHAPTERS 8 TO 12 30 MARKS PAPER‐VIII A EXEGETICAL LITERATURE PATISAMBHIDAMAGGA [VRI EDITION] UNIT‐I YUGANADDHAVAGGA CHAPTERS 1 TO 3 30 MARKS UNIT‐I YUGANADDHAVAGGA CHAPTERS 4 TO 6 30 MARKS PAPER‐VIII B EXEGETICAL LITERATURE CULANIDDESA [VRI EDITION], UNIT‐I PARAYANAVAGGA NIDDESO CHAPTER 1 TO 3 30 MARKS UNIT‐II PARAYANAVAGGA NIDDESO CHAPTER 4 TO 6 30 MARKS BOOKS RECOMMENDED ORIGINAL PALI TEXT IN DEVANAGARI SCRIPT [VRI EDITION] VIPASSANA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, DHAMMAGIRI, IGATPURI [CSCD FORMAT] ORIGINAL PALI TEXT IN DEVANAGARI SCRIPT [NALANDA EDITION] NAVA NALANDA MAHAVIHARA PUBLICATION, NALANDA, BIHAR SWAMI DWARIKADAS SHASTRI, HINDI TRANSLATIONS OF TIPITAKA BAUDDHA BHARATI, VARANASI EDITION. ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF TIPITAKA BY PALI TEXT SOCIETY, LONDON INDIAN EDITION BY MOTILALA BANARASIDAS DELHI • MRS. C. A. F. RHYS DAVIDS: THE BOOK OF THE KINDRED SAYINGS (SAMYUTTA‐NIKAYA) PART‐I, II, III, IV • T. W. RHYS DAVIDS: DIALOGUES OF THE BUDDHA VOLUME I, II • F. L. WOODWARD: THE BOOK OF THE GRADUAL SAYINGS (ANGUTTARA‐NIKAYA) VOLUME I,II, III • B. HORNER: THE MIDDLE LENGTH SAYINGS (MAJJHIMA NIKAYA) VOL. I,II, III • E. B. COWELL & W. H. D. ROUSE: THE JATAKA OR STORES OF THE BUDDHA’S FORMER BIRTHS VOLUME I TO VI • T. W. RHYS DAVIDS: THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST‐THE QUESTIONS OF KING MILINDA PART I, II • NARADA THERA, MANUAL OF ABHIDHAMMA, TAIWAN • BHIKKHU NANAMOLI PATH OF PURIFICATION, TAIWAN • LAW B C DESIGNATION OF HUMAN TYPES, LONDON • ANGARAJ CHAUDHARY TELAKATAHAGATHA, EASTERN BOOKS DELHI QUESTION PAPER PATTERN MA-I [PALI] SEMESTER-I PAPER-I ELEMENTARY GRAMMAR [DECLENSION, CONJUGATION, GERUND, PARTICIPLES, INFINITIVES, NUMBERS] [2 HOURS] [60 MARKS] NOTES: ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS Q.1 GENERAL QUESTION [ANY 2 OF 3] [15 MARKS] Q.2: GENERAL QUESTION [ANY 2 OF 3] [15 MARKS] Q.3 GENERAL QUESTION [ANY 2 OF 3] [15 MARKS] Q.4 GENERAL QUESTION [ANY 2 OF 3] [15 MARKS] PAPER-II ABHIDHAMMA LITERATURE [ABHIDHAMMATHASANGAHO- CITTA, CETASIKA, RUPA & NIBBANA] [2 HOURS] [60 MARKS] NOTES: ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS Q.1 TRANSLATION FROM PALI TO MARATHI/ ENGLISH: [15 MARKS] A. ANY 1 OF 2 B. ANY 1 OF 2 Q.2 COMMENT ON: [15 MARKS] A. ANY 1 OF 2 B. ANY 1 OF 2 Q.3 SHORT NOTES ON: [15 MARKS] A. ANY 1 OF 2 B. ANY 1 OF 2 Q.4 GENERAL QUESTION [15 MARKS] A. ANY 1 OF 2 B. ANY 1 OF 2 PAPER‐III A VINAYA PITAKA [MAHAVAGGA‐MAHAKHANDAKO] [2 HOURS] [60 MARKS] NOTES: ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS Q.1 TRANSLATION FROM PALI TO MARATHI/ ENGLISH: [15 MARKS] A. ANY 1 OF 2 B. ANY 1 OF 2 Q.2 REFERENCE TO CONTEXT: [15 MARKS] A. ANY 1 OF 2 B. ANY 1 OF 2 Q.3 SHORT NOTES ON: [15 MARKS] A. ANY 1 OF 2 B. ANY 1 OF 2 Q.4 GENERAL QUESTION [15 MARKS] A. ANY 1 OF 2 B. ANY 1 OF 2 PAPER‐III B VINAYA PITAKA [CULAVAGGA‐ VATTAKHANDA] [2 HOURS] [60 MARKS] NOTES: ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS Q.1 TRANSLATION FROM PALI TO MARATHI/ ENGLISH: [15 MARKS] A. ANY 1 OF 2 B. ANY 1 OF 2 Q.2 REFERENCE TO CONTEXT: [15 MARKS] A. ANY 1 OF 2 B. ANY 1 OF 2 Q.3 SHORT NOTES ON: [15 MARKS] A. ANY 1 OF 2 B. ANY 1 OF 2 Q.4 GENERAL QUESTION [15 MARKS] A. ANY 1 OF 2 B. ANY 1 OF 2 PAPER‐IV A POETRY [THERIGATHA‐ PANCA NIPATA AND CHAKKA NIPATA] [2 HOURS] [60 MARKS] NOTES: ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS Q.1 TRANSLATION FROM PALI TO MARATHI/ ENGLISH: [15 MARKS] A. ANY 1 OF 2 B. ANY 1 OF 2 Q.2 REFERENCE TO CONTEXT: [15 MARKS] A. ANY 1 OF 2 B.
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