PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA

ORDINANCES AND OUTLINES OF TESTS, SYLLABI AND COURSES OF READING FOR M.A. () PART-II (Semester-Third and Fourth) FOR 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 Sessions

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SYLLABUS

M.A. BUDDHIST STUDIES, PART-II (SEMESTER-IIIrd & IVth) 2015 - 2016 and 2016 – 2017 Sessions

OUTLINES OF TESTS

There will be eight papers in M.A. (Buddhist Studies) Part-II. Each paper will carry 100 marks. Out of which 20 Marks will be allotted to Internal Assessment and the written paper will carry 80 marks each. Stipulated teaching hours for each paper will be 125.

Semester – III

Paper Nos. Name of the Papers Marks

PAPER IX Buddhist Monastic Organisation & Literature 75

PAPER X Pali Sutta Literature: Selected Readings 75

PAPER XI , Architecture, Inscriptions and Topography 75

PAPER XII Introduction to Sikh Philosophy 75

Semester – IV

Paper Nos. Name of the Papers Marks

PAPER XIII Pali Abhidhamma Literature: Selected Readings 75

PAPER XIV Anupitaka and Post-Pitaka Literature: Selected Readings 75

PAPER XV Buddhist Literature: Selected Readings 75

PAPER XVI A Study of Sikh Institutions 75

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PAPER IX BUDDHIST MONASTIC ORGANISATION & PALI VINAYA LITERATURE

Total teaching hours: 125 Max. Marks: 75 Time: 3 hrs. Pass Marks: 35% in the Paper Internal Assessment 25 %

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PAPER-SETTER

1 The question paper is to be divided into three Sections A,B & C. For Section A of the question paper the examiner would set four questions covering Section A, Section B of the syllabus. Out of the four questions two questions are to be attempted by the candidates Each question carries 10 marks. 2 In section B of the question paper 7 questions are to be asked from the whole syllabus. Out of 7 questions 5 questions are to be answered by the candidates. Each question carries 5 marks. 3 All the questions in section C are compulsory. The examiner would ask 15 objective type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

Candidates will have to answer two questions from Section A of the paper. Each question carries 10 marks. 5 questions out of 7 are to be answered in section B and each question carries 5 marks. The whole of Section C is compulsory. The candidates will answer 15 objective type questions. Each question carries two marks.

SECTION A Buddhist Monastic Organisation

1) Origin and Development of the Vinaya. 2) Democratic nature of the Buddhist .

The Mahavagga: Selected Readings

1)Mahakhandhaka – Bodhikatha, Ajapalakatha, Mucalindakatha, Rajayatanakatha,Dhammacakkapavattana, Anattapariyaya, Pabbajakatha.

1) Uposathakhandhaka – Sannipatanujanana, Patimokkhuddesanujanana, Mahakappinavatthu,Simanujanana, Uposathagarakatha,

3 Uposathappamukhanujanana.

SECTION B

The Cullavagga: Selected Readings

1) Pancasatikakhandhaka. 2) Sattasatikakhandhaka.

The Patimokkha: Selected Readings

1) Patimokkha – Parajikadhamma and Sanghadisesadhamma. 2) Srighanacarasamgraha – Pranivadhaviratisiksapadam only.

SECTION C

Fifteen short-answer-type questions covering the above four sections.

RECOMMENDED READINGS 1. Bhikkhu J. Kashyap, (Ed.), Mahavaagga (Vinaya-Pitaka), Nalanda Edition, 1960. 2. -do-, (Ed.), Cullavagga (Vinaya-Pitaka), Nalanda Edition, 1961. 3. I.B. Horner, The Book of Discipline, 6 Vols. IV, , London, 1951. 4. Rahula Sankrityayana, (Hindi Tr.), Taiwan, 1993. 5. Dwarika Dass Shastri, (Ed.), Patimokkha, Bauddha Bharti, Varanasi. 6. W. Pachow, Comparative Study of Pratimoksa, The Sino- Indian Cultural Society, Santiniketan, 1955. 7. Sukumar Dutta, Buddhist and Monastries of India: Their History & Their Contribution to Indian Culture, George Allien & Unwin, London, 1962. 8. -do-, Early Buddhist Monachism: 600BC – 100BC, London, 1924; Bombay, 1956. 9. N. Dutta, Early Monastic (2 Vols.), Calcutta, 1943. 10. Gokul Das De, Democracy in Early Buddhist Sangha, Calcutta. 11. K.L. Hazra, Constitution of the Early Buddhist Sangha, B.R. Publishing Corporation, Delhi, 1988. 12. H. Oldenberg, The Vinaya Pitakam, Pali Text Society, London, 1964. 13. E. Frauwallner, The Earliest Vinaya and the Beginnings of the Buddhist Literature, Rome, 1956. 14. Sanghasena Singh (Ed.), Sphutartha - Srighanacarasamgraha, K. P. Jaiswal

4 Research Institute, Patna, 1933. 15. Nand K. Prasad, Studies in Buddhist and Jaina Monachism, Prakrit Jaina Research Institute, Vaishali, 1972. 16. T. W. Rhys Davids & Hermann Oldenberg (T.), Vinaya Texts, 3 Vols., Reprinted, Sri Satguru Publications, 2003.

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PAPER X PALI SUTTA LITERATURE: SELECTED READINGS

Total teaching hours: 125 Max. Marks: 75 Time: 3 hrs. Pass Marks: 35% in the Paper Internal Assessment 25 %

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PAPER-SETTER

1 The question paper is to be divided into three Sections A,B & C. For Section A of the question paper the examiner would set four questions covering Section A, Section B of the syllabus. Out of the four questions two questions are to be attempted by the candidates Each question carries 10 marks. 2 In section B of the question paper 7 questions are to be asked from the whole syllabus. Out of 7 questions 5 questions are to be answered by the candidates. Each question carries 5 marks. 3 All the questions in section C are compulsory. The examiner would ask 15 objective type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

Candidates will have to answer two questions from Section A of the paper. Each question carries 10 marks. 5 questions out of 7 are to be answered in section B and each question carries 5 marks. The whole of Section C is compulsory. The candidates will answer 15 objective type questions. Each question carries two marks.

SECTION A Dighanikaya: Selected Readings

1) The Samannaphalasutta. 2) The Kutadantasutta.

Majjhimanikaya: Selected Readings

1) The Sabbasavasutta.

5 2) The Sammaditthisutta.

SECTION-B

Samyuttanikaya & Anguttaranikaya: Selected Readings

1) The Devatasamyutta – Oghataranasutta, Upaniyasutta and Nimmokkhasutta. 2) The Ekakanipato – Etadaggavaggo only.

Khuddakanikaya: Selected Readings

1) The Suttanipata – Parabhavasutta and Mettasutta. 2) The – Buddhavagga and Pupphavagga.

SECTION C

Fifteen short-answer-type questions covering the above four sections.

RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. Bhikkhu J. Kashyap (Ed.), Dighanikaya Nalanda Edition, 1958. 2. -do-, (Ed.), Majjihimanikaya, Nalanda Edition, 1958. 3. -do-, (Ed.), Samyuttanikaya, Nalanda Edition, 1959 4. -do-, (Ed.), Anguttaarnikaya, Nalanda Edition, 1959. 5. I.B. Horner, The Middle Length Sayings, P.T.S., London, Vol., I, II & III, 1951-1956. 6. B.C. Law, A History of Pali Literature, Two Volumes, Bharatiya Publishing House, Varanasi, 1970. 7. Winternitze, A History of Indian Literature, Vol. II, Oriental Books, Reprint Corporation, Rani Jhansi Road, New Delhi, 1968. 8. Bharat Singh Upadhyaya, Pali Sahitya Ka Itihasa, Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag, 1962. 9. L. N. Tiwari & Birbal Sharma (Ed.) Kaccayana Vyakarana, Printing Press, Varanasi, 1961. 10. R. Spance Hardy, A Manual of Buddhism, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 1995. 11. S. Dutta, Buddhism in East Asia, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Delhi, 1966. 12. W. Geiger, Pali Literature and Language, Calcutta University Publication, 1968.

6 13. Bhikkhu J. Kashyapa, Pali Mahavyakarana, Motilal Banarasidass, New Delhi. 14. Rhys Davids, Dialogues of the Buddha, 3 Vols., Sacred Book of the Buddhists, 1951, 1956, 1957. 15. Lord Chalmers, Further Dialogues of the Buddha, Sacred Book of the Buddhists, Volumes V& VI, 1926-1927. 16. I.B. Horner, The Middle Length Sayings, Pali Text Society, London, Vol., I, II & III, 1951-1956. 17. Feer and Mrs. Rhys Davids (Ed.), The Samyutta Nikāya, 4 Vols, Pali Text Society, London,1884-1925; Tr. by Rhys Davids, The Kindered Sayings, London: P.T.S., 1989. 18. Radhakrishnan (Ed. & Tr.), The Dhammapada, Oxford University Press, 19. H. Saddhatissa (Ed. & Tr.), The Suttanipata, Curzon Press, London, 1985. 20. Narada Thera (Ed. & Tr.), The Dhammapada, Kualalumpur: Buddhist Missionary Society, 1978. 21. Bhikkhu Dharmarakkhita (Ed. & Tr.), The Dhammapada, Motilal Banarasidass, New Delhi, Reprint, 2002.

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PAPER XI BUDDHIST ART, ARCHITECTURE, INSCRIPTIONS AND TOPOGRAPHY

Total teaching hours: 125 Max. Marks: 75 Time: 3 hrs. Pass Marks: 35% in the Paper Internal Assessment 25 %

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PAPER-SETTER

1 The question paper is to be divided into three Sections A,B & C. For Section A of the question paper the examiner would set four questions covering Section A,

7 Section B of the syllabus. Out of the four questions two questions are to be attempted by the candidates Each question carries 10 marks. 2 In section B of the question paper 7 questions are to be asked from the whole syllabus. Out of 7 questions 5 questions are to be answered by the candidates. Each question carries 5 marks. 3 All the questions in section C are compulsory. The examiner would ask 15 objective type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

Candidates will have to answer two questions from Section A of the paper. Each question carries 10 marks. 5 questions out of 7 are to be answered in section B and each question carries 5 marks. The whole of Section C is compulsory. The candidates will answer 15 objective type questions. Each question carries two marks.

SECTION A Buddhist Art

1) Special features of Gandhara School of Buddhist Art. 2) Special features of Mathura School of Buddhist Art.

Buddhist Architecture

1) Origin and Evolution of Buddhist and Caityas 2) Structural features of the Buddhist Monasteries with special reference to Nalanda Mahavihara. SECTION-B Buddhsit Inscriptions

1) Ashokan Pillar Edicts – , 2) Ashokan Rock Edict – XIII th Rock Edict. Topography of the Places of Buddhist Importance

1) Topographical information about Kapilvatthu, Bodhagaya, Saranath and Kushinagara 2) Topographical information about Vidisha-Sanci, Ajanta-Ellora, Kanheri-Karle.

SECTION C

Fifteen short-answer-type questions covering the above four sections.

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RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. E. Lamotte, History of Indian Buddhism, Institute Orientaliste, Paris, 1988. 2. Bapat, P.V. (Ed.), 2500 Years of Buddhism, Publication Division, Delhi, 1956. 3. A.K. Warder, Indian Buddhism, Motilal Banarasidass, Delhi, 1970. 4. D. Mitra, Buddhist Monuments, Calcutta, 1971. 5. Herman Goetz, India: Five Thousand Years of Indian Art, London, 1959. 6. Dietrich Sackel, The Art of Buddhism, London, 1964. 7. D.C. Ahir, Buddhist Shrines in India, D.K. Publishers, Delhi. 8. P. Singh, Bharat Ke Pramukh Bouddh Tiratha Sthala (Hindi), Eastern Book Linkers, Delhi. 9. Benoy K. Behl, The Ajanta Caves, Thames and Hudson, New York, 1998. 10. Susan Huntington, The Art of Ancient India, Weather Hill 1985; Reprint 1999. 11. Robert Fisher, E. Buddhist Art and Architecture, 1993. 12. Groslier, B. P. and J. Arthaud. Angkor, Art and Civilization, 1966. 13. Satish Grover, The Architecture of India: Buddhist and Hindu, 1980. 14. K. T. S. Sarao, Urbanization and Urban Centres as Reflected in the Pali Vinaya and Suttapitaka, New Delhi, 1989. 15. D.R. Bhandarkar, Inscriptions of Asoka, Calcutta, 1920. 16. Romila Thapar, Asoka & The Decline of Maurys, Oxford India Paperback, Delhi, 1998. 17. L. M. Joshi, Studies in the Buddhistic Culture of India, Motilal Banarasidass, Delhi.

PAPER XII INTRODUCTION TO SIKH PHILOSOPHY

Total teaching hours: 125 Max. Marks: 75 Time: 3 hrs. Pass Marks: 35% in the Paper Internal Assessment 25 %

9 INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PAPER-SETTER

1 The question paper is to be divided into three Sections A,B & C. For Section A of the question paper the examiner would set four questions covering Section A, Section B of the syllabus. Out of the four questions two questions are to be attempted by the candidates Each question carries 10 marks. 2 In section B of the question paper 7 questions are to be asked from the whole syllabus. Out of 7 questions 5 questions are to be answered by the candidates. Each question carries 5 marks. 3 All the questions in section C are compulsory. The examiner would ask 15 objective type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

Candidates will have to answer two questions from Section A of the paper. Each question carries 10 marks. 5 questions out of 7 are to be answered in section B and each question carries 5 marks. The whole of Section C is compulsory. The candidates will answer 15 objective type questions. Each question carries two marks.

SECTION A Sikh Concept of Ultimate Reality

1) The Nature of Ultimate Reality. 2) Attributes of God as depicted in Mulmantra.

Knowledge and Its Sources in Sikhism

1) Nature of Knowledge in Sikhism. 2) Sources of Knowledge - Experience, Revelation, Reason and Intuition.

SECTION B Sikh Order and Seva

1) Sikh Church/Order. 2) Notion of Service (Sewa).

Concept of Mukti in Sikhism

1) Liberation (Mukti). 2) The Way to Liberation (Mukti).

SECTION C

Fifteen short-answer-type questions covering the above four sections.

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RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. Sher Singh Philosophy of Sikkhism 2. Sohan Singh The Seeker’s Path 3. Rajinder Kaur Rohi Semitic and Sikh Monotheism 4. Gurnek Singh Guru Granth Sahib: Interpretation, Meaning and Nature 5. Jodh Singh The Religious Philosophy of Guru Nanak 6. Dharam Singh Sikh Theology of Liberation 7. Teja Singh Ideals and Institutions of Sikkhism 8. Bhagat Singh Sikh Polity 9. Avtar Singh Sikh Ethics 10. Santokh Singh Philosophical Foundation of Sikh Value System 11 ;a/o f;zx r[owfs do;aB 12 ;od{b f;zx eth;ao f;Zy Xow do;aB

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SEMESTER IV

PAPER XIII PALI ABHIDHAMMA LITERATURE: SELECTED READINGS

Total teaching hours: 125 Max. Marks: 75 Time: 3 hrs. Pass Marks: 35% in the Paper Internal Assessment 25 %

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PAPER-SETTER

1 The question paper is to be divided into three Sections A,B & C. For Section A of the question paper the examiner would set four questions covering Section A, Section B of the syllabus. Out of the four questions two questions are to be attempted by the candidates Each question carries 10 marks. 2 In section B of the question paper 7 questions are to be asked from the whole syllabus. Out of 7 questions 5 questions are to be answered by the candidates. Each question carries 5 marks. 3 All the questions in section C are compulsory. The examiner would ask 15 objective type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

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Candidates will have to answer two questions from Section A of the paper. Each question carries 10 marks. 5 questions out of 7 are to be answered in section B and each question carries 5 marks. The whole of Section C is compulsory. The candidates will answer 15 objective type questions. Each question carries two marks.

SECTION A

Early Abhidhammic Literature: Selected Readings

1) Dhammasangani – Tika Matika only. 2) Atthasalini – Nidanakatha only.

Early Abhidhammic Literature: Selected Readings

1) Puggalapannatti – Ekaka-puggala-pannatti (Uddesa-Niddesa-Naya). 2) Patthana-pakarana – Paccaya-uddesa and Paccaya-niddesa only.

SECTION B

Later Abhidhammic Literature: Selected Readings 1) Abhidhammatthasangaho Along with Navanita Tika – Cittsanghavibhago. 2) Abhidhammatthasangaho Along with Navanita Tika – Cetasikasanghavibhago.

Later Abhidhammic Literature: Selected Readings

1) Abhidhammatthasangaho Along with Navanita Tika – Rupasanghavibhago. 2) Namarupaparicchedo – Namattha-vibhago.

SECTION C

Fifteen short-answer-type questions covering the above four sections.

RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. Bhikkhu J. Kashyap, (Ed.), Dhammasangani, Nalanda Edition, 1960. 2. P.V. Bapat (Ed.), The Atthasalini, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, 1942. 3. Ram Shankar Tripathi, (Ed.), Atthasalini, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi Edition, 1989. 4. D. Kosmbi, (Ed.), Abhiddhammattha-sangaho with Navanita-Tika, Maha Bodhi Society, , Varanasi, 1970.

12 5. Mahesh Tiwary, (Ed.), Abhidhammavataro, New Delhi Edition, 1987. 6. -do- , (Ed.), Namarupaparicchedo, New Delhi Edition, 1988. 7. Bhikkhu J. Kashyapa, (Ed.), Abhidhamma Philosophy, Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan, Delhi, 1982. 8. Narada Thera, A Manual of Abhidhamma Philosophy, Vajrama Colombo, 1960. 9. Ram Shankar Tripathi and Revatadhamma, Abhidhammattha-sangaho, with Hindi Exposition, Sanskrit University, Varanasi Publication. 10. Nanaponika Thera, Guide Through Abhidhama Pitaka, Hermitage Publication, Ceylon, 1968. 11. Bhikkhu J. Kashyap, (Ed.), Kathavatthu, Nalanda Edition. 12. S.N. Dube, Cross Currents in Indian Buddhism, Manohar Publications, New Delhi, 1980. 13. C.A.F. Rhys Davis, Buddhist Psychology, Pali Text Society., London. 14. P. E. Mongtein, The Expositor, Pali Text Society., London, 1976. 15. Acarya Narendra Dev, Bauddha - Darshan , Motilal Banarasidass, New Delhi, 1956.

PAPER XIV ANUPITAKA AND POST-PITAKA LITERATURE: SELECTED READINGS

Total teaching hours: 125 Max. Marks: 75 Time: 3 hrs. Pass Marks: 35% in the Paper Internal Assessment 25 %

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PAPER-SETTER

1 The question paper is to be divided into three Sections A,B & C. For Section A of the question paper the examiner would set four questions covering Section A, Section B of the syllabus. Out of the four questions two questions are to be attempted by the candidates Each question carries 10 marks. 2 In section B of the question paper 7 questions are to be asked from the whole syllabus. Out of 7 questions 5 questions are to be answered by the candidates. Each question carries 5 marks. 3 All the questions in section C are compulsory. The examiner would ask 15 objective type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

Candidates will have to answer two questions from Section A of the paper. Each question carries 10 marks. 5 questions out of 7 are to be answered in section B and each

13 question carries 5 marks. The whole of Section C is compulsory. The candidates will answer 15 objective type questions. Each question carries two marks.

SECTION A

The Anupitaka Literature: Selected Readings

1) The Milindapanho – Bahirakatha. 2) The Milindapanho – Lakkhanapanho.

The Post-pitaka Literature: Selected Readings

1) The Jatakatthakatha – Nidanakatha only. 2) The Visuddhimaggo- Silaniddeso (From beginning to Paccaya-sannissita-sila).

SECTION B

The Vamsa Literature: Selected Readings

1) The Mahavamsa – Chapters third, fourth and fifth. 2) The Dathavamsa – First 20 Verses.

Pali Grammatical Literature: Selected Readings

1) Kaccayana-vyakarana – Sandhi-kappo and Karaka-kappo. 2) Kaccayana-vyakarana – Samasa-kappo and Itthi-paccayo.

SECTION C

Fifteen short-answer-type questions covering the above four sections.

RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. Dwarika Dass Shastri, (Ed.), Visuddhimaggo, Baudh Bharati, Varanasi, 1972. 2. -do-, (Ed. & Tr.), Milindapanho, Baudh Bharati, Varanasi, 1972. 3. -do-, (Tr.), Mahavamsa, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, 1996. 4. Nanamoli Thera, Path of Purifiction, Semage, Colombo, Ceylon, 1964. 5. U. Dhammaratana, A Guide to Visudhimagga, Maha Boddhi Society, Varanasi, 1964. 6. W. Geiger, Pali Literature and Language, Calcutta University Publication, 1968. 7. L. N. Tiwari & B. Sharma (Ed.), Kaccayana-Vyakarana, Tara Printing press, Varanasi 1961.

14 8. A. P. Buddhadatta Thera, The New Pali Course, Part I and Part II, The Colombo Apothecaries, Co. Ltd., Colombo, 1962. 9. Bhikkhu J. Kashyapa, Pali Mahavyakarana, Motilal Banarasidass, New Delhi. 10. W. Geiger, Mahavamsa, P.T.S., London, 1908. 11. Bhadant Anand Kaushalyayana, Mahavamsa, (Hindi Tr.), Hindi Sammelan Prayag, 1942. 12. P. Dube (Ed. & Tr.), Dathavamsa, Vishwavidyalaya Parakashan, Varanasi. 13. Mahesh tiwary, Nidanakatha (Jatakatthakathayamagata), Chaukhamba Sanskrit Series Office, Varanasi, 1970.

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PAPER XV BUDDHIST SANSKRIT LITERATURE: SELECTED READINGS

Total teaching hours: 125 Max. Marks: 75 Time: 3 hrs. Pass Marks: 35% in the Paper Internal Assessment 25 %

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PAPER-SETTER

1 The question paper is to be divided into three Sections A,B & C. For Section A of the question paper the examiner would set four questions covering Section A, Section B of the syllabus. Out of the four questions two questions are to be attempted by the candidates Each question carries 10 marks. 2 In section B of the question paper 7 questions are to be asked from the whole syllabus. Out of 7 questions 5 questions are to be answered by the candidates. Each question carries 5 marks. 3 All the questions in section C are compulsory. The examiner would ask 15 objective type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

Candidates will have to answer two questions from Section A of the paper. Each question carries 10 marks. 5 questions out of 7 are to be answered in section B and each question carries 5 marks. The whole of Section C is compulsory. The candidates will answer 15 objective type questions. Each question carries two marks.

SECTION A

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Early Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit (BHS) Literature

1) The Mahavastu – Birth of Dipankara only. 2) The -sataka – First two Avdanas only.

Mahayanic Literature

1) The Saddharmapundarika-sutra – Adhimuktiparivarta only. 2) The Vajracchedikapranjnaparmita-sutra – First ten chapters only. .

SECTION B Buddha’s Biographical Literature

1) The Lalitavistara – 26th Parivarta only. 2) The Buddhacarita – Prathamasargah (First Canto) – Bhagavatovatarah only. .

Buddhist Didactic Literature

1) The Bodhicaryavatara – Chapter 9 only. 2) The Sikshasamuccaya – Dana Paramita only.

SECTION C

Fifteen short-answer-type questions covering the above four sections.

RECOMMENDED READINGS

1. H. Kern(Tr.), Saddharmapundarika-sutra or The Lotus of the True Law, in Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 21, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi,1996.

2. Thich Nhat Hanh (Tr.), “Vajracchedikaprajnaparamita-sutra,” The Diamond That Cuts through Illusion, California: Parallax, 1990.

3. Sanghasena Singh (Tr. in Hindi), Vajracchedikaprajnaparamita-sutra, Department of Buddhist Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, 1985. 4. Rajendra Lal Mitra (Tr.), The Lalita Vistara or Memoirs of the Early Life of Sakya Simha, 2 Vols., Cosmo Publications, New Delhi, 2004. 5. Shanti Bhikkshu Shastri (Tr. Hindi), Lalitavistara, Uttara Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow, 1992.

16 6. Swami Dwarika Das Shastri (Tr. Hindi), Buddhacaritam, Vo. I, Chaukhamba Sanskrit Series Office, Varanasi, 2004. 7. S. Bagachi (Ed.), Mahavastu Avadana, 2 Vols., Darbhanga Sanskrit Series, 1970. 8. Cecil & W. H. D. Rouse (Tr.), Sikshasamuccaya, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, Reprint, 2006.

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Total teaching hours: 125 Max. Marks: 75 Time: 3 hrs. Pass Marks: 35% in the Paper Internal Assessment 25 %

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PAPER-SETTER

1 The question paper is to be divided into three Sections A,B & C. For Section A of the question paper the examiner would set four questions covering Section A, Section B of the syllabus. Out of the four questions two questions are to be attempted by the candidates Each question carries 10 marks. 2 In section B of the question paper 7 questions are to be asked from the whole syllabus. Out of 7 questions 5 questions are to be answered by the candidates. Each question carries 5 marks. 3 All the questions in section C are compulsory. The examiner would ask 15 objective type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

Candidates will have to answer two questions from Section A of the paper. Each question carries 10 marks. 5 questions out of 7 are to be answered in section B and each question carries 5 marks. The whole of Section C is compulsory. The candidates will answer 15 objective type questions. Each question carries two marks.

SECTION A History and Institution 1) Guru. 2) Gurudwara.

Rules and Regulations 1) Sangat. 2) Pangat. 3) Langar.

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SECTION-B Concept 1) Miri. 2) Piri.

Guru Panth 1) Khalsa 2) Guru Granth Sahib.

SECTION C

Fifteen short-answer-type questions covering the above four sections.

RECOMMENDED READINGS

Sher Singh : Philosophy of Sikhism gqhsw f;zx : f;Zy ftukoXkok Gurnek Singh : Guru Granth Sahib: Interpretation, Meaning and Nature Piyara singh Sambi & Owen Cole : Sikhs: Their Religious Believes and Practices W. H. Mcleoad : Evolution of the Sikh Community Teja Singh : Ideals and Institutions of Sikhism Teja Singh & Ganda Singh: A Short History of the Sikhs Gopal singh : The Religion of the Sikh Gurus G.S. Nayar : Sikh Polity and Political Institutions

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