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 is designed to provide students the knowledge of 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 paper is divided into six parts and designed to provide students, the knowledge on the history of Buddhism from the time of the advent of Buddha.
Course objective
The objective of the course is to familiarize students with a general history of Buddhism.
Curricular Structure
First Semester
| S.N. | Course Code | Subject | Credit Hour | Internal Exam | External Exam |
| 1 | MBS 511 | 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 Technology | 3 | 40 | 60 |
Second Semester
| S.N. | Course Code | Subject | Credit Hour | Internal Exam | External Exam |
| 1 | MBS 521 | 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 |
Third Semester
| S.N. | Course Code | Subject | Credit Hour | Internal Exam | External Exam |
| 1 | MBS 531 | Buddhism in the 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 |
Fourth Semester
| S.N. | Course Code | Subject | Credit Hour | Internal Exam | External Exam |
| 1 | MBS 541 | 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 |