The Programmes of Mandalay Buddhist University

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" သံဃာတော်များ စာသင်နှစ်အသစ်အတွက် ဝင်ခွင့်လျှောက်လွှာဖောင်များ လာရောက်ဝယ်ယူ တင်သွင်းကြစဉ် "

In order to more effectively carry out our Buddhist missionary tasks throughout Burma, our 'Buddhist University' (Mandalay and Rangoon) is preparing to open 'Buddhist Missionary Colleges' in the monasteries existing in the important district-towns (about twenty in number) situated in the seven Divisions and seven States of Burma, year by year, since about the end of 2008, for giving a rare opportunity of learning "Buddhism, Pali, Sanskrit, Philology and English" (covering the Basic and Advanced Diploma courses) to the monks, nuns and laypeople, who are not lucky enough to live in Mandalay and Rangoon, the most important cities of Burma. Those who have passed the Basic and Advanced Diploma examinations are, for their further study, admitted to "Buddhist University" for B. A. and M. A. degrees, either in Mandalay or in Rangoon.

Programme 2 - Eight Year Course for Buddhism

Programme II

Eight year Course for Diploma, B. A., M. A. (Buddhism)

This (second) Programme is adopted for the monks and nuns who have not passed the Pathamagyi (or Matriculation) examination, and even for laypeople who have little or no Knowledge of Pali and Buddhism. To let them have a good knowledge of Pali and Buddhism, the preliminary or one-year extra course, called Basic Diploma(P. A. B. E)Course, is arranged before they are permitted (allowed) to attend the University classes proper.

Basic Diploma Course

One year Basic Diploma Course (P. A. B. E)

'Pali I (P1)' :- Pali grammar- Part I :-

(i) Declensions of nouns (ending in vowels; 'a, æ, i, ø, u, þ, ), pronouns and numerals;

(ii) Conjugations of nine fold verb-forms, with fivefold verbal terminations, viz, "Indicative, Imperative, Optative, Future and Past (Aorist);

(iii) Pali sentences contained in part I - to be translated into Burmese.

'Pali II (P2)' -- "Pali grammar-Part II" –
(i) Declensions of nouns ending in vowels '¶, o' and consonants;
(ii) Krit Verb-forms-- "Past Participle, Present Participle, Future Participle, Gerund and Infinitive;
(iii) Causative and Passive verbs;
(iv) Formation of 'Feminine nouns and Possessive Adjectives 'by adding suffixes;
(v) Comparison of Adjectives;
(vi) Particles (Nipata) and Prepositions (Upasagga);
(vii) Sandhi=Euphony, and Samasa=Compound;
(viii) Krit=Primary Derivative nouns and Taddhita= Secondary Derivative nouns.
(ix) Pali Sentences contained in part II- to be translated into Burmese.

'Abhidhamma I (A1)' :-

'Abhidhammattha.singaha' (in Burmese)- Chapters on "Citta, Cetasika, Pakinnaka, Vithi and Vithi.mutta."

'Abhidhamma II (A2)' :-

'Abhidhammattha.sangaha' (in Burmese)- Chapters on "Rupa, Samuccaya, Paccaya and Kammatthana."

'Buddhism I (B1)' :-
(i) Section 1-The detailed study of the 'Life of the Buddha';
(ii) Section 2-Some important stories from the 'Dhammapada.atthakathæ' (in Burmese) which describe various kinds of good and bad deeds that produce their corresponding good and bad consequences; and also some stories from
'Peta.vatthu' (in Burmese) which explain how the evil-doers undergo the fearful sufferings in the world of Petas.

'Buddhism II (B2)' :-
(i) Section 3- The noteworthy basic principles of Dhamma to be followed by the Buddhists, as explained in the "Si³gælovæda.sutta and Ma³gala.sutta; the virtues of Buddha, Dhamma and Sa³gha; the precepts in the 'Pañca-sila and Uposatha-sila; the tenfold bad deeds (Duccarita) and tenfold good deeds (Sucarita), described together with their corresponding results; the ten 'bases of good deeds' (Puñña-kriya.vatthu); various kammas that judge the fate of beings born in the woeful and happy abodes.
(ii) Section 4 :- The nature of beings; the doctrine of 'Paticca.samuppada'; showing or explaining the 'Threefold Rounds of Kilesa, Kamma and Vipaka', turning around incessantly, one after the other; some important ways of 'Meditation practice'.

'English' :-

'Basic English' only for those who are not matriculated yet.

Programme 1- Seven year Course for Diploma, B. A., M. A. (Indo-Æryan)

Programme I

Seven year Course for Diploma, B. A., M. A. (Indo-Æryan)

This (first) programme is adopted for the monks and nuns who have already passed the Pathamagyi (or Matriculation) examination and have a good knowledge of Pali and Buddhism.

First Year

First Year - Diploma Course

101-- 'Pali& Philology':-
(i) Anatta.lakkha¼a-sutta-translation of the text and explanation of Dhamma contained therein;
(ii) Pali composition and conversation;
(iii) Philology-comparative study of Pali and Sanskrit, or Philological explanation of Pali words through Sanskrit.

102-- 'Sanskrit'- Part I :-
(i) Pada.mala = Declensions of all nouns, pronouns and numerals, and Conjugations of Verb-forms (first group) with the Indicative, Imperative, Optative and Imperfect terminations (sabba.g¼aika.vibhatti);
(ii) Krit-verb forms:- Past Participle, Present Participle, Future Participle, Gerund and Infinitive;
(iii) Passive and Causative verbs;
(iv) Sanskrit sentences - to be translated.

103-- 'English I' - Part I :-
(i) Grammar;
(ii) English words and (simple) sentences- to be translated into Burmese.

104-- 'English II' - Part I :-
(i) Grammar;
(ii) Burmese words and sentences- to be translated into English.

105-- 'Dhamma in DighaNikaya' ( I )

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Programme 3

Programme 2 - Eight Year Course for Buddhism

Basic Diploma Course

Advanced Diploma Course

Third Year

Fourth Year

Fifth Year

Sixth Year

Seventh Year