Curriculum & syllabus for the course of B.A (Buddhism)
Departments of Pali
P 101: Pali Grammar (Traditional)
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Word formation
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Declensions & conjugation
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Compounds, Primary & Secondary Derivatives
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Syntax: Construction of the following kinds of sentences are taught, using illustrations from Pali Text and exercises in translations of such Pali sentences into Myanmar and vice versa:
Puccha vakya (with kiµ, nu, nukho, pana, api, apinu, apipana, no, kacci, etc), etc.
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Pucchæ vækya (with kiµ, nu, nukho, pana, api, apinu, apipana, no, kacci, etc), etc.
P 101: Pali Grammar (Modern)
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Alphabet in Roman script
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Declension of nouns in vowel
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Seven conjugations
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Parassapada tense terminations: Present, Imperative, Optative
P 102:Pali Literature (Traditional) (a) Paritta Pali:
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Invocation
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Mangala Sutta
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Ratana Sutta
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Metta Sutta
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Khanda Sutta
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Mora Sutta
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(b) Non-canonical verses: Verses beginning with Sambuddhe, Sirasmiµ, etc.
P 103:PSanskrit (Modern)
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I Alphabet in Devanagari, Roman and Myanmar scripts
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Vowel sandhi & Vasajjani sandhi
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Declension of nouns ending in vowels: a, a, i, i, u, u,
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Conjugation: First, Fourth, Sixth, & Tenth in Present, Imperative, Optative and Imperfect
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(v) Translation of simple Sanskrit sentences
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Books prescribed:
Texts for detailed study:
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Saddaniti (Padamala)script
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Saddatthabhedacinta
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Kaccayanasara
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Sirimanga Paritta
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A practical grammar of the Pali language (Charles Duroiselle)
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A grammar of the Pali language (V.Perniola)
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A Pali grammar (W.Geiger)
Reference for general study:
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Kaccayana and Padarupasiddhi
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Saddaniti (Padamala) Nissaya (Sayadaw U bhdh)
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Paritta Navanissaya (Sayadaw U Vasetthabhivaµsa)