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• Undergraduate Programme
The Department offers courses in two subject areas, Pali and Buddhist Studies. After the first two semesters or the first year, students may choose to follow either the special B.A degree programme or the general B.A. degree programme. For the special and general degree requirements, please contact the Course Unit Office or the Dean's Office, Faculty of Arts.
The courses offered by the Department in each subject area are given below. Courses are taught in the Sinhala and English media.
Buddhist Studies :
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Year |
Semester |
Code |
Course Title |
Prerequisites |
Special
Degree |
General
Degree |
Cumulative
Courses
Special |
Cumulative
Courses
General |
1 |
1 |
BST 101 |
Early History of Buddhism |
None |
C |
C |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
BST 102 |
Introduction to the Teachings of Buddhism |
None |
C |
C |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
BST 201 |
History of Buddhism in India (post Asokan) |
None |
C |
C |
3 |
3 |
|
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BST 202 |
Background to Early Buddhism |
None |
C |
O |
4 |
|
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BST 203 |
Development of Buddhist Doctrines I |
None |
C |
O |
5 |
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BST 204 |
Buddhist Literature |
None |
C |
O |
6 |
|
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|
200 level |
Any subject outside the discipline |
7 |
4 |
|
2 |
BST 210: |
Development of Buddhist Doctrines II |
None |
C |
O |
8 |
5 |
|
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BST 211 |
Social and Political Philosophy of Buddhism |
None |
C |
O |
9 |
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BST 212 |
Early Buddhism |
None |
C |
C |
10 |
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BST 213 |
Elements of Buddhist Art |
None |
C |
O |
11 |
|
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200 level |
Any subject outside the discipline |
12 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
BST 301 |
Buddhist Ethics |
None |
C |
C |
13 |
7 |
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BST 302 |
Early Buddhist Monastic Institutions |
None |
C |
O |
14 |
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BST 303 |
Rites and Ceremonies in Buddhism |
None |
C |
O |
15 |
8 |
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BST 313/ 314/ 315 |
One out of these three*1 |
None |
O |
No |
16 |
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300 level |
Any subject outside the discipline |
17 |
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2 |
BST 310 |
Buddhism and Problems of Philosophy |
None |
C |
O |
18 |
9 |
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BST 311 |
Contemporary Buddhism |
None |
C |
C |
19 |
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BST 312 |
Expansion of Buddhism: South-East Asia |
None |
C |
O |
20 |
10 |
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BST 316/ 317/ 318 |
One out of these three*2 |
** |
O |
No |
21 |
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300 level |
Any subject outside the discipline |
22 |
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4 |
1 |
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Abbreviations:
C = Compulsory
O = Optional
No = Not open to General Degree Students
*1 = BST 313 Abhidhamma I
BST 314 Life of the Buddha
BST 315 Textual Criticism
*2 = BST 316 Abhidhamma II
BST 317 Buddhist Mythology
BST 318 Buddhism and Gender Issues
** = Only those Buddhist Studies Special Degree students who have followed BST 313 - Abhidhamma I.
BST 313 Abhidhamma I Not applicable
Optional Not applicable
Optional Not applicable
Semester 2 Compulsory Optional
Compulsory Compulsory
Compulsory Optional
Optional Not applicable
Optional Not applicable
400 level Semester 1 BST 401 Impact of Buddhism on the Culture of Sri Lanka Compulsory Optional
BST 402 Buddhist Psychology Compulsory Optional
BST 413 Early Mahayana Schools of Buddhism Optional Optional
BST 414 Buddhism and World Religions Optional Optional
BST 498 Dissertation Compulsory Not applicable
Semester 2 BST 410 Buddhist Logic and Epistemology Optional Optional
BST 411 Buddhist Art in a Selected Region Compulsory Optional
BST 414 Buddhist Mental Culture Compulsory Optional
BST 415 Buddhism and Society Optional Optional
BST 498 Dissertation Compulsory Not applicable
Pali Studies:
100 level Semester 1 PST 101: Prescribed Texts and Unspecified Texts Compulsory Compulsory
Semester 2 PST 102: Prescribed Texts and Fundamental Grammar Compulsory Compulsory
200 level Semester 1 PST 201: Prescribed Text Compulsory Compulsory
PST 202: Background to Early Buddhism Compulsory Optional
PST 203: Theravada Vinaya Compulsory Optional
PST 204: Methodology for Pali Studies Compulsory Optional
Semester 2 PST 210: Unspecified Texts, Prose Composition and
History of Pali Literature I Compulsory Compulsory
PST 212: Early Buddhism Compulsory Optional
PST 213: Social and Political Philosophy of Buddhism Compulsory Optional
300 level Semester 1 PST 301: Prescribed Texts Compulsory Optional
PST 302: Unspecified Texts, Prose Composition and
History of Pali Literature II Compulsory Compulsory
PST 303 History of Pali Grammar Compulsory Optional
PST 313 Introduction to Pali Optional Optional
PST 314 Textual Criticism Optional Optional
PST 315 AbhidharmaI Optional Optional
Semester 2 PST 310 Prescribed Texts Compulsory Compulsory
PST 311 Pali Commentarial Tradition Compulsory Optional
PST 312 Introduction to Sanskrit Compulsory Optional
PST 316 Abhidhamma II Optional Optional
400 level Semester 1 PST 401 Prescribed Texts Compulsory Optional
PST 402 Prakrit and Buddhist Sanskrit Texts Compulsory Optional
PST 412 Pali Vamsa Literature Optional Optional
PST 413 Sutta Studies Optional Optional
PST 498 Dissertation Compulsory Not applicable
Semester 2 PST 410 Unspecified Texts and Prose Composition Compulsory Optional
PST 411 Schools of Buddhism Compulsory Optional
PST 414 Buddhist Psychology Optional Optional
PST 498 Dissertation Compulsory Not applicable
• Graduate Degree Programmes :
Students may enroll for Master of Arts, Master of Philosophy or Doctor of Philosophy programmes in Pali or in Buddhist Studies. The Faculty of Arts calls for applications for enrollment in the Diploma and Master's Degree Programmes annually by newspaper advertisement. Students may apply for enrollment in the Doctor of Philosophy Programmes during any time of the academic year.
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