About This Course
The course deals with the origin of Buddhism in Nepal and its continuation through different historical periods. This course is divided into four semesters and designed to provide students the knowledge on Buddhism in Nepal.
The course deals with sources for studying history, the evolution of Buddhism, a short biography of the Buddha, the formation of different Buddhist sects, the evolution of Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna. This is designed to provide students, the knowledge on the history of Buddhism from the time of the advent of Buddha. Today Buddhism is generally understood in three different ways- a religion, philosophy and way of life. The course deals with its religious nature introducing basic Buddha’s teaching, and major traditions that stood on these grounds. Emphasis is given to maintaining an academic approach while dealing with them.
The objective of the course is to familiarize students with the general history of Buddhism. This course is to introduce students to basic Buddhist teachings and fundamentals of Buddhism with its religiosity, meditation practice and conduct within three prominent traditions-Śrāvakayāna, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna that are promoted for harmonious coexistence.
Buddhism as a religion has been found flourished in most of the Asian countries. Wherever it reached, it synchronized the indigenous values of the land it approached that yielded the unique Buddhist practices in the Buddhist world. Therefore, Buddhism is also understood according territorial bases which characterize their specialties like Southern Buddhism, Northern Buddhism, Buddhism in the South-East Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia) and Buddhism in Central Asia (Mangolia, Afghanistan and its neighborhoods). The course deals with three prominent representative traditions each from two significant divisions of Buddhism- Southern and Northern types respectively and also introduce Buddhism in South-East Asia (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam).
| S.N. | Course code | Subject | Credit Hours | Internal
Exam |
External
Exam
|
| First Semester
1 |
MBS511 | History of Buddhism | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 2 | MBS 512 | Buddhist Religiosity, Basic Teachings and Traditions | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 3 | MBS 513 | Buddhism in Asia | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 4 | MBS 514 | Buddhist Pāli Literature | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 5 | MBS 515 | Buddhist Art History and Iconology | 3 | 40 | 60
|
| 2nd Semester | |||||
| 1 | MBS521 | History of Buddhism in Nepal | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 2 | MBS 522 | Buddhist Literature (Sanskrit based) | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 3 | MBS 523 | Buddhist Literature (Sanskrit based) | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 4 | MBS 524 | Buddhist Architecture and Monuments | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 5 | MBS 525 | Buddhism of Nepal mandala and its philosophy | 3 | 40 | 60
|
| 3rd Semester | |||||
| 1 | MBS531 | Buddhism in Himalayan Region of Nepal | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 2 | MBS 532 | Buddhist cultural practices in Nepal | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 3 | MBS 533 | Manuscript Culture in Nepal: Philology, Materiality, Textual reconstruction (Redaction), Tools (scripts, lipi) | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 4 | MBS 534 | Research Methodology | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 5 | MBS 535 | Field visits to Buddhist sites(monuments, ritual sites, festival sites), seminar attendance and report writing (2 reports required) | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 4rd Semester | |||||
| 1 | MBS541 | Any one course of Applied Buddhist subjects (Environmental or Psychological approach to Buddhism or Buddhist Tourism in Nepal) | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 2 | MBS 542 | Buddhism in Modern age | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 3 | MBS 543 | World Religions , their philosophies and relation with Buddhism | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 4 | MBS 544 | Thesis writing | 6 | 40 | 60 |
Fee Structure:
| SN | Particulars | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | 3rd Semester | 4th Semester |
| 1 | Entrance Fee | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Admission Fee | 1000 | |||
| 3 | LBU Registration | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Tuition fee per Month | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 5 | ID card | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Game and Sports | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 |
| 7 | Library fee | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 8 | Library Card | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 |
| 9 | Library Deposit | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Examination – Mid Term | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| 11 | Examination – Semester End | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 12 | College Development Fund | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| 13 | Student Welfare | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
| 14 | Security Deposit | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Thesis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10000 |
| 16 | Seminar | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| 17 | Field Visit | * | * | * | * |
| 18 | Orientation | 1000 | * | * | * |
| Sub Total | 11600 | 5900 | 5900 | 15900 | |
| Five Months Fee | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 | |
| Payment Per Students at Semester End | 16600 | 10900 | 10900 | 20900 | |
| Installments of Payment | |||||
| At the time of Admission | 8300 | 5450 | 5450 | 10450 | |
| At the time of Final Examination | 8300 | 5450 | 5450 | 10450 | |
| Total Payment Students In 2 years | 59300 | ||||
| Fees For International Students | |||||
| Fee for SAARC Students | 88950 | ||||
| Fee for the International Students | 118600 | ||||
| *: To be decided later | |||||
| Hostel Fee will be charged @1500 per month per student | |||||
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