Courses

Semester – I (Foundational Courses): 16 credits

4 Core Courses:(3 Credits Each)

• Introduction to Indian Philosophy
• Teachings of the Buddha and Fundamental Buddhism
• Schools of Buddhism: Conceptual and Historical Development
• Buddhism and other Shramanic Traditions

1 Elective Course (3 Credits Each)

• Language: Sanskrit/Pali/Tibetan (Anyone Language)
• Language: Sanskrit/Pali/Tibetan (Anyone Language): Language is a mandatory elective
• Meditation: Theory and Practice-I [Audit course]
• Elective choice from SEES/SHS [Audit course]

* CTIR: Critical Thinking and Interdisciplinary Research [*non credit course]

Semester – II (Bridge Courses): 16 credits

3 Core Courses: (3 Credits Each)

• Mahayana Buddhism: Texts and Traditions
• Buddhist Psychology
• Samkhya, Yoga, Vedanta and Tantra: A Comparative Study

2 Elective Courses: (3 Credits Each)

• Language: Sanskrit/ Pali/ Tibetan
• Transcendental Wisdom: Selections from Bodhicaryāvatāra
• Readings of the Religious Texts: Selections from Vaishnava, Shaiva, and Buddhist Texts

* CTIR: Critical Thinking and Interdisciplinary Research [*non credit course]

Semester – III (Advanced Courses): 16 credits

2 Core Courses: (3 Credits Each)

• Buddhist Logic and Epistemology
• Dialogue & Dialectics: Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Texts

3 Elective Courses (3 Credits Each)

• Language: Sanskrit/Pali/Tibetan
• Peace and Harmony in Buddhism
• Buddhist Deity: Texts & Practice
• Overview of Buddhist Meditation
• Socially Engaged Buddhism

* CTIR: Critical Thinking and Interdisciplinary Research [*non credit course]

Semester – IV (Specialized Courses): 16 credits

1 Core Course (3 Credits)

• The Philosophical Tenets of Buddhism: Mādhyamika Traditions

Dissertation (9 Credits)1 Elective Courses (3 Credits)

• Sanskrit Language
• Pali Language
• Tibetan Language
• Contemplative Tradition of Early Buddhism: Maha Satipatthana Sutta

* CTIR: Critical Thinking and Interdisciplinary Research [*non credit course]

1 Seminar

1 Credit

1 Dissertation

9 Credits