Syllabus of Sanskrit - University of Peradeniya
Syllabus of Sanskrit - University of Peradeniya
Syllabus of Sanskrit - University of Peradeniya
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Department <strong>of</strong> Classical Languages | <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Peradeniya</strong><br />
iii. Suśruta saṃhitā -<br />
iv. Caraka saṃhitā -<br />
SKT 407<br />
- SANSKRIT LITERATURE IN SRI LANKA<br />
The objective <strong>of</strong> this course is to study the <strong>Sanskrit</strong> Literature in Sri Lanka.<br />
Topics<br />
Introduction <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sanskrit</strong> to Sri Lanka - Myth and History<br />
Sri Lankan authors and their <strong>Sanskrit</strong> texts<br />
State, educational and cultural activities <strong>of</strong> Sri Lanka as depicted in Sri Lankan<br />
<strong>Sanskrit</strong> texts<br />
Contributions made by <strong>Sanskrit</strong> traditions to Sri Lankan culture with regard to the<br />
Mahayana Buddhism, Hinduism<br />
Literary traditions such as Mahākāvya tradition and mixed Sinhala, Medicine,<br />
Astrology and Artistic influence<br />
Textual study<br />
i. Jānakīharaṇa - 3 rd canto (30 - 60 verses)<br />
8 th canto (1-20 verses)<br />
ii. <strong>Sanskrit</strong> Inscriptions in Sri Lanka<br />
Tiriyāya inscription<br />
Trikāyastava inscription<br />
SKT 499<br />
- DISSERTATION II<br />
The students who are specializing in <strong>Sanskrit</strong> will be required to write a<br />
dissertation on a subject selected by the student and approved by the Department, which<br />
shall in any case fall wholly or partly within one or more <strong>of</strong> the fields <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sanskrit</strong> Study.<br />
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