Overview

The syllabus of the Pali course at Savitribai Phule Pune University is designed in such a way that it gives holistic understanding of Buddhist literature along with its related fields such as: Comparative Linguistics and Philology, Philosophy (Indian and Western), Buddhist Art, Architecture and Epigraphy, Buddhist Psychology and Engaged Buddhism.

The course aims at providing a solid foundation in Buddhist literature, based on which students can pursue serious research in the field. It also prepares students for a bright academic career by enhancing their knowledge and capacities in different areas. Students completing this course together with a number of allied subjects mentioned above would have career openings in different fields, and could do groundbreaking work by connecting Buddhist literature with a number of other disciplines.

Course aims

To provide thorough understanding of Pali language and literature with the help of extensive textual study of different genres
To help students acquire foundational skills in Sanskrit and Tibetan with the purpose of encouraging comparative study
To enable students to explore the vast field of Buddhist studies covering various other disciplines such as Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, History, Epigraphy etc.
To inspire students to find out relevance of the ancient Buddhist wisdom in the modern world

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Elementary Course in Reading Pali
Buddhism and its Socially Engaged Aspects
Buddhist Art and Architecture
Buddhist Epigraphy
Buddhism and Indian Philosophy
Comparative Linguistics
Buddhist Classical Tibetan Reading
Buddhism and Western Philosophy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-07-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-30 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

Credits

64 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pune, India

Disciplines

Philosophy Literature View 10 other Masters in Literature in India

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

B.A. with Pali / Sanskrit / Prakrit / Buddhist Studies as a special or general subject
Or, B.A. in any subject with Advance Diploma or its equivalent in Pali / Sanskrit / Prakrit / Buddhist Studies
Or, Graduate of any faculty with Higher Diploma or its equivalent in Pali / Sanskrit / Prakrit / Buddhist Studies
English proficiency: all foreign students from non-English speaking countries have to take the English Proficiency Test (EPT)

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Tuition Fee

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International

6980 INR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6980 INR per year during 24 months.
National

5380 INR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5380 INR per year during 24 months.

Funding

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