MA in Mahayana Buddhism program aims to enable the students with knowledge of the History of Mahayana Buddhism from Śākyamuni Buddha’s life to the present time. This course also aims at providing knowledge about Buddhist Academic centers.
Course Objectives
- To give the knowledge about expansion of Buddhism
- To give historical knowledge of Buddhism from Śākyamuni Buddha to the Buddhist age
- of Present time
- To acquaint with Buddhist Vihāra and Buddhist academic center as a seat of Buddhist Education learning centers
Eligibility
Students from any discipline having passed Bachelor Degree Program or its equivalent from any recognized universities are eligible to apply for admission in the Master’s Degree Program of LBU. Eligible candidates may apply to LBU by filling out an application form available at the Central Campus in Lumbini or affiliated Campus or an appropriate application form available online. Admission to the program will take place on a yearly basis. To be eligible for the program, the candidate will need to appear on a written entrance examination followed by an interview.
Curricular Structure
First Semester
| S.N. | Course Code | Subject | Credit Hour | Internal Exam | External Exam |
| 1 | MMB 511 | History of Mahāyāna Buddhism | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 2 | MMB 512 | Mahāyāna Buddhist Philosophy and Practice I | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 3 | MMB 513 | Sanskrit Buddhist Literature I | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 4 | MMB 514 | Mahāyāna Philosophy in Buddhist art | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 5 | MMB 515 | Traditional Mahayana Buddhism of Nepalmandala I | 3 | 40 | 60 |
Second Semester
| S.N. | Course Code | Subject | Credit Hour | Internal Exam | External Exam |
| 1 | MMB 521 | Mahāyāna Buddhist Philosophy and Practice II | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 2 | MMB 522 | Sanskrit Buddhist Literature II | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 3 | MMB 523 | Buddhist Archaeology, Architecture and Script | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 4 | MMB 524 | Traditional Mahayana Buddhism of Nepalmandala II | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 5 | MMB 525 | Sanskrit Language | 3 | 40 | 60 |
Third Semester
| S.N. | Course Code | Subject | Credit Hour | Internal Exam | External Exam |
| 1 | MMB 531 | Sanskrit Buddhist Literature III | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 2 | MMB 532 | Buddhism of Northern and Western Nepal | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 3 | MMB 533 | Buddhism in East Asia (China, Japan and Korea) | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 4 | MMB 534 | World Religion and philosophy | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 5 | MMB 535 | Mahayan Concept of Buddhist Ethics | 3 | 40 | 60 |
Fourth Semester
| S.N. | Course Code | Subject | Credit Hour | Internal Exam | External Exam |
| 1 | MMB 541 | Sanskrit Buddhist Literature IV | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 2 | MMB 542 | Buddhist Astrology OR, Buddhist Archaeological sites in Nepal |
3 | 40 | 60 |
| 3 | MMB 543 | Buddhist Tourism in Nepal OR, Chinese Language and Buddist Literature OR, Korean Language and Buddhist Literature |
3 | 40 | 60 |
| 4 | MMB 544 | Research Methodology | 3 | 40 | 60 |
| 5 | MMB 545 | Thesis Writing | 3 | 100 | - |