BPC GAQ
Buddhist & Pali College (BPC) General Arts Qualifying (GAQ) Class (2015)
* BA Syllabus (3 years)
BCFE101 – Pre-Buddhist Indian Culture (Ven. Hao Xiang)
Lesson 01 – The Indus Valley Civilization
Lesson 02 – Vedic Age
Lesson 03 – Vedic Gods
Lesson 04 – Brahmanism and Brahmanas
Lesson 05 – Aranyakas & Upanishads
Lesson 06 – Social And Economic Life of North-West India in 6th Century BC
Lesson 07a – Pre-history of Sramanism
Lesson 07b – Sramana Brahmana
Lesson 08 – Indian Materialism
Lesson 09 – The Ajivika
Lesson 10 – Sanjaya Belatthaputta
Lesson 11 – Jainism
Lesson 12 – Buddhism
Lesson 13 – Comparison and Contrast Between Jainism and Buddhism
Lesson 14 – The buddhist attitude towards women
Lesson 15 – Political
BCFE102 – Origin of Buddhism & Fundamentals of Culture (Cindy)
Lesson 01 – The Pre-Buddhist Background
Lesson 02 – Brahmana Tradition
Lesson 03 – Sramana Tradition
Lesson 04 – The Meaning of Culture and the Distinct Characteristics of Buddhist Culture
Lesson 05 – Salient Characteristics of the Life of the Buddha
Lesson 06 – Buddha’s Mission
Lesson 07 – The Three Refuge
Lesson 08 – The Five Precepts
Lesson 09 – The Noble Eightfold Path
Lesson 10 – Three Roots of Evil
Lesson 11 – Ten Meritorious Deeds
Lesson 12 – Dana
Lesson 13 – Eight Worldly Conditions
Lesson 14 – The Four Sublime Abodes
Lesson 15 – The Three Universal Characteristics
Lesson 16 – Mind and Matter
Lesson 17 – Buddhist Analysis of Perception
Lesson 18 – Buddhist Economic
Lesson 19 – Individual and Society According to Buddhism
Lesson 20 – State Craft, Kings and the Concept of Universal Monarchy
Lesson 21 – Domestic’s Ethics and Sigalovada Sutta
Lesson 22 – Loving Kindness
Lesson 23 – Buddhist Teaching on Critical Outlook and Free Inquiry
BPFE101 – Pre-Buddhist Indian Thought (Rasika Lau)
* Syllabus Topics
* Recommended Readings
BPFE102 – Emergence of Buddhism and Basic Buddhist Teachings (Lay Hoon)
Lesson 02 – Brahmajala Sutta, Notes & Classification
Lesson 03 – Pre-Buddhist World Views 1
Lesson 04 – Pre-Buddhist World Views 2
Lesson 05 – Buddhist Critique of Pre-Buddhist World Views P1
Lesson 06 – Buddhist Critique of Pre-Buddhist World Views P2
Lesson 07 – Buddhist Critique of Pre-Buddhist World Views P3
Lesson 08 – Origin, Evolution and Objectives of the Acetics Movements P1
Lesson 09 – Origin, Evolution and Objectives of the Acetics Movements P2
Lesson 10 & 11 – 6 Heretical Teachers
Lesson 12 – Buddhist analysis of reason, revelation and experience P1
Lesson 13 – Buddhist analysis of reason, revelation and experience P2
Lesson 14 – Buddhist analysis of reason, revelation and experience P3
Lesson 15, 16 & 17 – Tilakkhana
Lesson 18 & 19 – Four Noble Truths
Lesson 19a – Is Buddhism Pessimistic
Lesson 20 – Theory of Truth in Buddhism I
Lesson 21 – Theory of Truth in Buddhism II
Lesson 22 & 23 – The Buddhist Doctrine of Rebirth
Lesson 24 – The Buddhist Doctrine of Karma I
Lesson 25 – The Buddhist Doctrine of Karma II
Lesson 26 – Dependent Origination I
Lesson 27 – Dependent Origination II
Lesson 28 – Buddha Buddhism & Language
Supplementary:
1. Indian Buddhism – by A.K. Warder
2. The Wonder That Was India – by A.L. Basham
3. Early Buddhism Historical Background – by David J. Kalupahana
4. Ajivikas & Jainism
5. Outlines of Indian Philosophy – Materialism – by M. Hiriyanna
6. History & Doctrines of the Ajivikas – The Six Heretics – by A.L. Basham
PAFE101 – Introduction to Pali Grammar
* Syllabus
Lesson 01 – Pali Alphabet & Classification of Nouns
Lesson 02 – Declension Table / Adjectives / Indeclinable Particles
PAFE102 – Prescribed Texts 1
Ven Udita
1. Samyuttanikaya – Devaputta Samyutta (The Sons of the Devas) – Pali & English
2. Vinaya Pitaka – Cullavagga (The Lesser Division) – Pali & English
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3. Anguttaranikaya – Catukka-Nipata (The Book of The Fours): – Pali & English
4. Vinaya Pitaka – Mahavagga – Mahakkhandaka – Pali & English
