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M.A. -PALI
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM SYLLABUS AND PAPER PATTERN FOR
MA-I (SEM III) [PALI]
To Be Implemented From JUNE 201 7-2018
UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
DEPARTMENT OF PALI
Choice based Syllabus MA PALI Sem III 1 1 Syllabus Mumbai University by munotes
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CHOICE -BASED C REDIT SYSTEM SYLLABUS FOR SEM -III (PALI)
TO BE IMPLEMENTED FROM 201 7-18
ELECTIVE COURSES
PREAMBLE: Department of Pali is offering TWO POOLS of 5 Courses each as Elective
Courses of 6 credits; for the students to choose from. They are PALI LITERATURE -I and
PALI LITERATURE -II. The courses in each POOL is chosen in such way t hat they are based
on the Core Courses taken and will support the Project based courses which are to be undertaken
by the student in the next semester.
2500 years of Pali literature is categorized in 5 Paper s according to the development of Pali
Literatur e through ages. Right from the Buddhavacana - Canonical Literature (6th BCE to 5th CE),
Atthakatha and Tika L iterature (5th CE to 10th CE) to Dipani and Niti L iterature (11th to 19th CE)
are taken into the syllabus thus giving wide range of choice to the st udent to get acquainted with
the Pali language and literature of different era.
SEMESTER -III HAS FIVE PAPERS [ ALL ELECTIVES] OF 100 MARKS EACH. [60+ 40] ALL ARE
COMPULSORY PAPERS CHOOSEN FROM ONE POOL OF PALI LITERATURE.
THE STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO CHOOSE FROM THE 2 POOLS; PALI LITERATURE -I AND PALI
LITERATURE -II ANY ONE POOL OF FIVE ELECTIVES .
SEMESTER END ASSESSMENT
60 MARKS EXAMINATION PAPER + 40 INTERNAL ASSESMENT.
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
1 ASSIGNMENT=10 MARKS [BASED ON THE SYLLABUS]
1 CLASS TEST S=10 MARKS
CLASS INTERACTION=10 MARKS
OVERALL ASSESSMENT [ATTENDANCE+CONDUCT] =10 MARKS
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M.A. PALI COURSE OF TWO YEARS = 96 CREDITS
SEMESTER -III=30 CREDITS
PALI LITERATURE -I AND PALI LITERATURE -II
PREAMBLE: The combination of courses gives exposure to va rious dimensions of Pali literature and
essence of Pali language. Texts belonging to different eras and different literary aspects enable
students to get complete picture of the Pali. The Teachings of the Buddha in poetic form from the
neighboring countrie s like Myanmar and Srilanka of the late 16th -18th century shows the emphasis
of ethics and morality in the society through the Niti and Dipanam literature. The Atthakatha literature specially the Dhammapada and Jataka atthakatha is the store house of the social, political,
economic and religious conditions prevalent at the time. These texts in prose are the source of
historical India and are said to be the narratives of the Pali literature. The texts of Pali like
Milindapanha, Visuddhimagga, Nettipakarana and Petakopadesa has their own place in the history
of Pali language and literature. They are must reads and reflects that aspects of Pali language which
is even taken as the Canons by Myanmar. The importance of the canonical texts like the Suttapitaka
with its five Nikayas, the Vinaya Pitaka with its rules and regulations and the higher teachings of the
Buddha -the Abhidhamma through some exegetical texts is well -known and is an essential part of
Pali learning. Thus all texts are selected carefully to give the students the overall exposure of Pali
language so as to make them ready for the project to be undertaken in the next semester.
POOL -I PALI LITERATURE -I
PAPER -I: TELAKATAHAGATHA AND LOKANITI =06 CREDITS
PAPER -II: MILINDA PANHA AND VISUDDHIMAGGA =06 CREDITS
PAPER -III: ATTHAKATHA LITERATURE =06 CREDITS
PAPER -IV: SUTTA LITERATURE =06 CREDITS
PAPER -V: PATISAMBHIDAMAGGA =06 CREDITS
POOL -II PALI LITERATURE -II
PAPER -I: PANCAGATIDIPANAM AND DHAMMANITI =06 CREDITS
PAPER -II: NETTIPAKARANA AND PETAKOPADESA =06 CREDITS
PAPER -III: VINAYA PITAKA =06 CREDITS
PAPER -IV: MAJJHIMA NIKAYA =06 CREDITS
PAPER -V: ATTHASALINI =06 CREDITS
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DETAIL SYLLABUS MA- II PALI
SEMESTER -III
PALI LITERATURE -I
PAPER -I: TELAKATAHAGATHA AND LOK ANITI
UNIT -I TELAKATAHAGATHA 30 MARKS
[Gatha 1 to 100]
UNIT -II LOK ANITI [VRI EDITION] 30 MARKS
[Gatha 1 to 100]
PAPER -II: MILINDA PANHA AND VISUDDHIMAGGA
UNIT -I MILINDA PANHA [ MUMBAI UNIVERSITY E DITION ]
Chapter 2: LAKKHANA PANHA [Pg. 23 to 58] 30 MARKS
UNIT –II VISUDDHIMAGGA [VRI EDITION]
Chapter 3 : KAMMATHANAGAHANANIDDESSO [Pg. 83 to 114] 30 MARKS
PAPER -III: ATTHAKATHA LITERATURE
UNIT -I JATAKA ATTHAKATHA EKAKANIPA TO-KULAVAKA VAGGO 30 MARKS
Chapter 1 to 10 [Pg. 197 to 229]
UNIT -II DHAMMAPADA ATTHAKATHA - CITTA VAGGO 30 MARKS
Chapter 1 to 9 [Pg. 163 to 188]
PAPER -IV: SUTTA LITERATURE
DIGHA NIKAYA, SAMYUTTA NIKAYA AND ANGUTTARANIKAYA [VRI EDITION]
UNIT -I DIGHA NIKAYA: SAMANNAPHALA SUTTA [Pg. 42 to74] 30 MARKS
UNIT -II SAMYUTTA NIKAYA: BRAHMANA SAMYUTTA 30 MARKS
Chapter 1 and 2 [Pg.187 to 214]
ANGUTTARA NIKAYA –DASAKANIPATA
Chapter 1 and 2 [Pg. 01 to 25]
PAPER -V : PATISAMBHIDAMAGGA
UNIT -I PATISAMBHIDAMAGGA -YUGANADDHAVAGGA [VRI EDITION ] 30 MARKS
Chapter 1 to 3 [Pg. 273 to 303]
UNIT -I PATISAMBHIDAMAGGA -YUGANADDHAVAGGA 30 MARKS
Chapter 4 to 6 (Pg . 304 to 333]
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PALI LITERATURE -II
PAPER -I: PANCAGATIDIPAN AM AND DHAMMANITI
UNIT -I PANCAGATIDIPAN AM SAMYAK PRAKASHAN 30 MARKS
[Gatha 1 to 100]
UNIT -II DHAMMANITI [VRI EDITION] 30 MARKS
[Gatha 1 to 100]
PAPER -II: NETTIPAKARANA AND PETAKOPADES A
UNIT -I NETTIPAKARANA [VRI EDITION] 30 MARKS
[Chapter 1 to 3] [Pg. 1 to 24]
UNIT -II PETAKOPADESA [VRI EDITION] 30 MARKS
[Chapter 1] [Pg. 165 to 181]
PAPER -III: VINAYA PITAKA
UNIT -I CULAVAGGA SENASANAKHAND HAKA [VRI EDITION] 30 MARKS
Chapter 1 to 3 [Pg. 271 to 297]
UNIT -II CULAVAGGA PATIMOKKHA PATTHANAKHANDHAKA 30 MARKS
Chapter 1 to 10 [Pg. 392 to 411]
PAPER -IV: MAJJHIMA NIKAYA
UNIT -I UPARIPANNASAPALI –SALAYATANAVAGGO 30 MARKS
Chapter 1 to 5 [Pg. 309 to 336]
UNIT -II UPARIPANNASAPALI –SALAYATANAVAGGO
Chapter 6 to 10 [Pg. 337 to 365] 30 MARKS
PAPER -V: ATTHASALINI
UNIT -I NIDANAKATHA [VRI EDITION] [Pg. 1 to 42] 30 MARKS
UNIT -I NIDANAKATHA [Pg.43 to 83] 30 MARKS
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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 NALAND A 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 E DITION 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 -NIKA YA)
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 K ING
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
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QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
MA- II [PALI]
SEMESTER -III
PALI LITERATURE -I
PAPER -I: TELAKATAHAGATHA AND LOK ANITI
[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. AN Y 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 -II: MILINDA PANHA AND VISUDDHIMAGGA
[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. AN Y 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
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PAPER -III: ATTHAKATHA LITERATURE
[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: SUTTA LITERATURE
[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
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PAPER -V: PATISAMBHIDAMAGGA
[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
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QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
MA- II [PALI]
SEMESTER -III
PALI LITERATURE –II
PAPER -I: PANCAGATIDIPANAM AND DHAMMANITI
[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 -II : NETTIPAKARANA AND P ETAKOPADESA
[2 HOURS] [60 MARKS]
NOTES:
ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY
ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS
Q.1 TRANSLATIO N 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
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PAPER -III : VINAYA PITAKA
[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. AN Y 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: MAJJHIMA NIKAYA
[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
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PAPER -V: ATTHASALINI
[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 REFE RENCE 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
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