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.