West Bengal PSC Syllabus
WBPSC Optional Paper - Pali
Paper – I
A) PALI LINGUISTICS :
Unit 1 – Concepts of Linguistics, Languages and Phonetic Laws.
Unit 2 – Concept of Homeland of Pali, Features of Pali, Pali as M.I.A., Pali & Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrits.
Unit 3 – Short notes on Phonetic Tendencies.
B) PALI GRAMMAR :
Unit 1 – Sandhi, Samasa, Itthipaccaya.
Unit 2 - Karaka Vibhakti, Paccaya-Kita & Taddhita.
Unit 3 – Conjugation, Declension, Make Sentences.
C) TRANSLATIONS:
Unit 1 – Pali to English (unseen passages from poetry) with grammatical notes on any two words.
Unit 2 - Pali to English (unseen passages from prose) with grammatical notes on any two words.
Unit 3 – English to Pali.
D) ESSAY IN PALI consisting of 200 words on any one of the following topics:
Gotama Buddha, Tipiţaka, Dhamma – Vinaya, Sammāsambuddha, Paccekabuddha, Bodhisatta, Majjhima paţipadā, Ariyaaţţhangikamagga, Cattāriariyasaccāni, Dukkha, Paţiccasamuppāda, Nibbāna, Dukkhanirodhagāminīpaţipadā, Tilakkhana, Anicca, Anattā, Kammavāda.
Paper – II
SECTION – A
A) History of Canonical Literature: Vinayapitaka, Suttapitaka & Abhidhammapitaka.
B) Non-Canonical Literature : Extra-Canonical (Anupitaka), Commentaries (Atthakathas), Vamsa Literature.
C) History of Early Buddhism : Pre-Buddhist India, Life of Buddha, Royal Patronage, Origin of Samgha.
D) Development of Buddhism : Buddhist Councils (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th); Buddhist Schools and Sects; Spread and Decline of Buddhism.
SECTION – B
E) Critical Study of Selected Pali Texts
UNIT-I Poetry Texts
DHAMMAPADA – Yamakavagga, Appamadavagga, Cittavagga, Maggavagga, Buddhavagga
SUTTANIPATA – Pabbajja Sutta, Padhana Sutta, Karaniya Mettasutta, Khaggavisanasutta, Parayanavagga - Vatthugatha.
THERAGATHA - Kaccayana, Talaputa, Silava
THERIGATHA - Ambapali, Subha Jivakambabanika, Kisagotami
UNIT-II Prose Texts
Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta, Mahaparinibbana Sutta, Ariyapariyesana Sutta, Singalovada Sutta, Kutadanta Suttanta. How women were admitted to the Sangha, Milindapanha-Bahirakatha, Marriage of Visakha, Annihilation of the Sakiyas, Sibi Jataka, Dasaratha Jataka
F) Critical Study of Chanda and Alamkara (Answers to be written in pali language)
UNIT-I - VUTTODAYA - Samavutta Chanda
UNIT-II - SUBODHALANKARA - Yamaka, Upama, Rupaka, Vyatireka,