Bachelor of Arts Honours Buddhist Culture

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Buddhist Culture at Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka is a programme with 84 credits. Students study core required courses that cover the historical background of Buddhist culture, fundamentals of Buddhist culture, Sri Lankan Buddhist traditions (early and modern periods), Buddhist economic philosophy, Buddhist ethics, and Buddhist social institutions and monastic management.

The curriculum also includes geographical expansion of Buddhist culture in South and South East Asia, Buddhism and aesthetics, Mahayana and Tantric Buddhist culture, Buddhist art, Buddhist culture in Central and East Asia, sociology of religion, and the fundamental teachings of Buddhist education and tradition. In the final stage, students take a research proposal and literature review, an internship for vocational needs, practical Buddhism, and complete a research dissertation.

Modules

• BUCU 11013 (C)
• BUCU 12023 (C)
• BUCU 21034 (C)
• BUCU 21044 (C)
• BUCU 21054 (C)
• BUCU 22064 (C)
• BUCU 22074 (C)
• BUCU 22084 (C)
• BUCU 31094 (C)
• BUCU 31104 (C)
• BUCU 31114 (C)
• BUCU 32124 (C)